Grizzly Couloir
Quick reportaidan.brushett · Jan 30, 2023 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Terrible
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Skied grizzly couloir today in windy, cold temps. Snow conditions were poor: the couloir and the slopes below it were variable snow with a hard wind slab ~10cm thick that you'd sink through on every other turn (mostly survival skiing, wouldn't recommend doing this line at the moment !). The approach was heavily wind affected at treeline/alpine and we had to make cautious route-finding decisions. Some whumpfing underfoot around treeline that dislodged snow on nearby trees. We didn't see any new avalanches beyond the ones that have already been reported in previous MINs.