Significant sluff Louise Fslls

Ice quality was:

Good

Wind was:

• Blowing snow above the climb
• Blowing snow across the valley
• Blowing snow on the climb

We retreated from the climb because of

• Spindrift

The day was:

• Cold
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Narrowly avoided a significant sluff that came out of the trees above Louise Falls and poured over the main pillar as a second was on the steepest part. Would have caused a leader topping out considerable issue.

We declined to top out as the top pitch though easy doesn't have any protection for approximately 50 feet to the anchor.