West Nile: Avalanche Paths

Alpine Fans and Avalanche Paths.

Above the West Nile area you will be hard pressed not to notice the fans and their avalanche paths, which can reach far into the forest below. Even if you don’t start higher up on the alpine fans you still get a fair amount of vertical for the little effort involved in lapping the lower runout zones. Remember to consider the overhead exposure, after all there is a reason there are no trees here!

Vertical: 300-450m access, 350m runs (or more if really pushing the alpine).

Distance: 2-2.5km access, up to 0.8km runs.

Directions: Follow the directions for West Nile (page 151). Once at the trim line you can either traverse the area to find a runout to your liking or skin higher up onto the alpine fans to extend your run. Some of the longer runouts are now found to the south of the main West Nile area, if looking to head there directly then trend more south after the river crossing to arrive near the bottom of the main runout.