You guys made the right call by turning around. Come back next time when the conditions are more favorable and you'll do just fine! Hope to see you out there on the trail!
@@drewsternecker in summer and fall, the risk is generally minimal to non--existent for the south climb, in winter & spring it's an entirely different story. NWAC does a great job with avalanche forecasts during winter/spring. There are windows where it's relatively safe in winter/spring, but getting to the trailhead becomes more difficult due to snow and tree-fall along the road to the trailhead. Pay attention to the NWAC reports this winter and spring and you'll get a feel for how long the avalanche season lasts, which slopes get affected and how often.
Keep up the content Drew!
We’ll be back
You guys made the right call by turning around. Come back next time when the conditions are more favorable and you'll do just fine! Hope to see you out there on the trail!
Thanks Andrew! Hoping to come back next summer. Have been doing a bunch of learning about avalanches since.
@@drewsternecker in summer and fall, the risk is generally minimal to non--existent for the south climb, in winter & spring it's an entirely different story. NWAC does a great job with avalanche forecasts during winter/spring. There are windows where it's relatively safe in winter/spring, but getting to the trailhead becomes more difficult due to snow and tree-fall along the road to the trailhead. Pay attention to the NWAC reports this winter and spring and you'll get a feel for how long the avalanche season lasts, which slopes get affected and how often.