X couloir

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

We Start at 5 am , bulletproof all the way to parking lot. Fast travel condition, we reach the top of the line by 8:30

We cut some cornice and rappel into the line. Snow was in prime condition so lots a sluff management to do. Pretty rocky at the crux but we managed to keep our board and ski on. Then the choke is about 1 snowboard wide. Easy on the board but look not that fun on ski.

About 1/2 way down the line there is still an ice waterfall but we just rode over it.

If anyone thinking of going I would recommended to bootpack down the crux!