Powder hunting after windageddon

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Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
Excellente
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Poudreuse
  • Affectée par le vent
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes alpines
  • Forêt dégagée
Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:
  • Pentes raides

Information

La journée était:
  • Froide
Conditions d'avalanche
  • Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.

Commentaires

Skied a little visited area well north of windy White Pass pass today. We found wind sifted powder on sheltered ALP and upper TL features. The snowpack in this area is quite shallow and weak as was evident by numerous loud whumpfs and settlements in weak sugary crystals at the base of the snowpack. We used cautious route finding and careful slope selection to avoid initiating an avalanche on this weakness. Additionally, we found freshly deposited wind slab in steeper ALP features near ridge crests. Though a higher level of alertness and assessment was required to safely navigate this area, the riding was great.