base of wedge NW couloir

Map for Mountain Information Network report: base of wedge NW couloir

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Sunny slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

booting to get to bottom of couloir, felt first whumfing, spaced out, then a few more steps and felt a large whumf and saw 10m long shooting crack above us covering most of the slope we were traversing.