Hyalite Canyon

Hi guys,

Toured out towards Hyalite Peak today and skied the open slope that is below Divide Peak, just across the creek from the summer trail.

Snowpack resembled everywhere else - weak facets under a 4F/4F+ slab and some soft new snow. In our pit, we got a CT20 and ECTN22 that broke on the basal facets but did not propagate (slab broke apart). We dug 2 more quick pits looking for a harder slab as we moved higher on the slope but the snow structure felt the same. Had one isolated whump on what was likely a wind loaded terrain feature, but otherwise no signs of instability. Stayed off the steepest parts of the slope and the skiing was excellent.

Mike