Feeling more like winter

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StroopDogg · Nov 23, 2022 · Ymir

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Weather
cloudy, sunny, warm
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

10-15 HST overlying variable crusts. Evidence of significant wind transport at ridgetop. One natural size 1 storm slab along Catch Basin uptrack (steep N facing, 20 m below ridge crest). Whumpfing and shooting cracks along south facing slopes. Immediate lee slopes (top 50 m) are severely windfucked/sastrugi (Prospector chutes, Hummers, West Ymir). Best ski quality was between 2,000 - 1,800 m.