Classic Cheops North

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Mellow slopes
• Steep slopes

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Open trees
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Cold
• Sunny

Classic day up Balu, lots of people out enjoying the cold dry powder. We went up Connaught along with plenty of others and did our best to space out where there was overhead exposure (a decision validated by the fact we crossed over some fresh avy debris at the base of Frequent Flyer on our way out). We dropped into Cheops North 5 and did a ski cut mostly to observe sluffing/wind effect and found 30ish cm of soft snow. Sluff management was necessary but no significant movement was noted