Phantom couloir

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Wind affected

We rode:

• Steep slopes

We stayed away from:

• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Warm
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

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

We went up in the couloir right side (ascending) to avoid the big snow accumulation to the middle. A bit rocky though under the crampons.

On the skis, Snow with a firm top layer and powder underneath, great to ski.

The temperature rose suddenly at 13h, we've seen from the lake wet snow coming down spontaneously of the Ogden East face. Timing...