Observation: Douglas Island

Location: Ben Stewart - 2990ft - NW Aspect

Date:
Observer:
Derek Weiss
Route & General Observations

Dug about 135cm deep pit and got bored. Nothing exciting, thankfully. Isolate a column and had to yank it off with both arms before it broke. See pics. Rime crust as everyone knows is pretty stout on all aspects. No instabilities on any aspect we skied today. Snow over the rime crust with wind loading could create activity in the future, but we’ll see.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Sunny.

Snow surface

Stout rime crust on all aspects.

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