Wet slide action in Beehive
Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running.
Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running.
From obs 4/14/23: "Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running." These probably occurred during hot temperatures 4/8-4/11.
From obs 4/14/23: "Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running." These probably occurred during hot temperatures 4/8-4/11.
From obs 4/14/23: "Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running." These probably occurred during hot temperatures 4/8-4/11.
Photo from IG 4/13/23: @waxeman Slide probably occurred last weekend 4/8-4/11?
"Small storm slab off the steep drift on skier's R/skinner's L side of upper Thunder Road. Also felt some cracking and collapsing when I (briefly) stepped off the skin track to get to the top of Pierre's Knob."
"skinned up to the ridge and observed 5-9 inches of new and accumulating snow forming into wind drifts that were highly reactive. Multiple remote triggers occurred while traveling N on the ridge, propagating both on W and E faces of the ridge. Both Hidden and Northwest Passage slid with little effort down to an icy bed surface. Debris at bottom of hidden was substantial but great skiing."
From 4/13/23: "Small storm slab off the steep drift on skier's R/skinner's L side of upper Thunder Road. Also felt some cracking and collapsing when I (briefly) stepped off the skin track to get to the top of Pierre's Knob."
On 4/13/23: "skinned up to the ridge and observed 5-9 inches of new and accumulating snow forming into wind drifts that were highly reactive. Multiple remote triggers occurred while traveling N on the ridge, propagating both on W and E faces of the ridge. Both Hidden and Northwest Passage slid with little effort down to an icy bed surface. Debris at bottom of hidden was substantial but great skiing."
Pretty much the entire wall skiers right of the prayer flags back into beehive slid. Wet slide. Multiple crown lines and long running.