January 28

Spruces-Reynolds peak-Butler fork-Wilson fork-Wilson glade-Gobbler's cabin run-Pole canyon

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

6200-10400, angles over 40°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

2-4" recent snow over variable base. Overnight wind from the east did some damage, scouring and drifting.

Day time heating made sun exposed sticky and those aspects are likely crusted.

Avalanche activity

Recent activity was observed in Butler Basin ene on Gobblers, shallow new snow slides

butler-basin

and Holy Toledo in Cardiff.

toledo

Probably the result of the east wind.

Broads

Itching to get into Broads?

bonkers

Wilson fork

Had a look at the slide in Wilson fork

wilson-ridge

Impressive crown in places.

crown

Reported width of quarter to a third of a mile was greatly exaggerated.

wilson-fork

More like 4-600' wide.

Seems odd that a person would spend two days on the ridge trying to start a slide, eventually succeeding.

Whatever turns your crank.

Wilson glade

Looking up

wilson-glade

Reportedly triggered on the up track after two laps.

fred's-folly

Depends woulda been handy.

All of Wilson fork avalanched during the December cycle. Skied the area on my birthday, January 17th.

Incredibly weak, shallow snow.

Three dudes

three dudes

Oldie but a goodie. Naming occured in the eighties, when three dudes were caught, two carried.

Still pulls loose from time to time.

Weather

Beautiful day!

Evaluation

Healing in session.

There is good skiing with careful route selection.

Picking the wrong slope'll kill ya.

Bull in the china shop isn't the answer.

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