Asulkan Valley

Quick report

djbur · Nov 24, 2022 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, windy
Ride Type
convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
hard, powder, windAffected

Skinned up to Asulkan hut planning to do the Seven Steps. Everything above the hut was completely wind-scoured. Prospects of shitty skiing and skinning through high winds led to us turning around. The alpine is in really rough shape - the thinnest I've ever seen it at this time of year. Lots of exposed rock and even a couple spots of exposed ice on the outskirts of the glacier. After 200m or so of hard transitioning to punchy windslab, skiing below the hut was decent - 5 to 10cm of dense powder. Keep your head up out there, still many sharks to be caught!