A little late to the party

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Only ones up at Ogden Bench today, maybe unsurprising given the use it looks like the area received over the weekend. Day started sunny with light winds , but clouding over and wind picking up as the day progressed. Observed quite a lot of snow transport on ridgelines and exposed areas in afternoon, with wind slabs beginning to stiffen. HS 150cm at 2300m ECT yielded ECTN, with fairly supportive snowpack observed, boot pen of approximately 20-30cm. Layer of facets still hanging at the base of the snowpack, awaiting its moment. Observed a sz 0.5-1 avalanche off the face above the lower bench, crossing two well used traverse tracks on its way. Most likely caused by wind loading on the ridge line above. Also a recent (yesterday?) sz1 skier triggered storm slab observed on rocky convex roll.