Glacier Coverage, some isolated wind slab, good ski quality

Quick report

Weather

windy, cold, sunny, cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

We skied one run on the Shudder Glacier and a long run off of Mt. Alex Philip on the return. Overall coverage is good on the high glaciers in the Spearhead Range. The Shudder has some large and rather obvious holes. However, it is generally easy to avoid these crevasses. S, E, NE aspects skied exceptionally well. We experienced high wind and cold temps until around 2:00 PM as the low-pressure system rolled in. The wind did some damage to high W, NW aspects. We triggered multiple small 0.5 isolated pockets of wind slab during our descent off of Alex Philip. Overall stability was not a big issue throughout the day and these pockets of wind slab could be managed and predicted reasonably well. However, with more wind this could become more of a concern on these aspects at this elevation.