Sluff on crust

Observed Jan 31, 2026, 2:30 p.m. PST · Purcells

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We came across these little sluffs. They did not appear to be human triggered.

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Comment
Took lots of breaks to keep the sleds from overheating! Went up around 1700m there is some new snow. Stuck to very mellow riding, mostly trail riding. Saw quite a bit of very small natural sluffing on top of the crust layer around 1700m on a NE aspect.
Weather
Cloudy, Warm, Windy
Ride type
Mellow slopes
Stayed away
Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Cut blocks, Open trees, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes
Riding quality
Ok
Snow conditions
Powder, Wind affected