Bell NE

Riding quality was:

Good

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Not to be outdone by Wardsbd for a late season MIN … hit Bell NE. First 400m of vert was hiking up to 1865m where we transitioned to skinning. We kept left at the lake as it seemed open on the right. Big avi overshot the cliffs and punched a hole in the ice a while back but it goes. Waterfall headwall was easy. Probed 250cm at the flats below Bell couloir proper. During the bootpack we got hit at times by snow snails that were gathering a bit too much speed and mass to our liking so hug left and/or time accordingly. Didn’t need boot crampons but nevertheless useful up the steep choke. Snow was wet up to the col but only the first few cm’s. We had mostly overcast skies and clouds were zooming by at high speed - if it had been blue sky and sun we likely would’ve bailed. Ski down was methodical. It’s still good for at least a week if not two but you likely want a better overnight freeze than we got. We were lucky due to the clouds.

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