We toured up to the toe of the explorer glacier and spotted a massive avalanche. We estimated the crown to be 6 ft deep at least at its deepest point and about 2000 ft wide. Seeing this we turned around and skied out.  [ Read More ]

Rode up into the Skookum drainage from the Placer River to take a look at this area that we don’t get much information from. A lot of folks have been out enjoying the past 10ish days of good stability, clear skies, and light winds. We wanted to take a look at the surface conditions before  [ Read More ]

Toured up to 3000′ on explorer glacier to check out the snowpack. Note that glacier travel and crevasse rescue skills and equipment are recommended for ski touring in glaciated terrain.  [ Read More ]

Rode into Placer Valley to assess as many conditions as possible. This area just opened to motorized access. Due to low snow cover, 3-4feet at valley bottom, no one was getting more than a few hundred feet above of the valley floor on snowmachines.  [ Read More ]

Based on the forecast and conditions, went for a climb by Door 4. An old avalanche debris is at the base of the gully. Inversion or temperatures were noticable as we gained altitude. A crust on top of the newest snow was present at around 1200′ and surface hoar was forming on top of the  [ Read More ]