Slawinski / Takeda Couloir - Storm Slab

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

hard, powder, crusty

Headed up the couloir on the NW buttress of Mt Athabasca on 24 May. Found what appeared to be a storm slab (there wasn’t a lot of wind effect and it seemed like an area that was spin-drifted a lot) that I didn’t like and that was quite dense and reacted moderately to a hand shear. The terrain doesn’t see a lot of sun as it’s north facing with a big cliff to cast a shadow. Just saw the ramp MIN so thought I’d share this as well.