I spent the weekend guiding up on McBride Peak with a group of 4 from PG. We had beautiful weather and great snow conditions!

Temperature remained cool with no new precipitation and moderate ALP winds from the S/SE. The sun has been out the last few days, which has created a sun crust on all southerly aspects. All other aspects at ALP/TL remained dry but had more wind-affect on Sunday from the southerly winds over the past 24 hours.

We saw no new natural avalanches; however, we had several whumphs over the course of 2 days. Most of them were in shallow, rocky terrain indicating a "thin to thick" scenario. As a result, we stayed away from rocky ALP features and stuck to more supported terrain in the ALP. We also had a whumph at TL, likely due to an isolated spot of buried SH. Of significant note was a major shooting crack on Sunday that propagated over 20m wide on a S-facing, wind-exposed, shallow, lower ALP feature (see star on photo). What was surprising was the 1cm thick crust on the surface with dry, low-density snow underneath. This just shows how sensitive that buried weak (FC) layer can be and how we need to continue to exercise diligence right now even if there are no obvious signs of instability.

Snow is melting quickly down low, and we staged from the bike parking area on Sunday due to the rough road conditions down low. Up high, it's still a winter wonderland :)
Thank you to all the sledders we encountered out there. It was a busy weekend and everyone was respectful, kind and considerate. After discussing the zone we planned to ski, everyone adjusted their plans and rode elsewhere, giving us some space to enjoy the turns without the noise of the machines. Thank You!