East ridge Ipsoot

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees, mellowSlopes, cutBlocks

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

wet, windAffected, hard, crusty

Overnight trip towards Ipsoot along the east ridge. Not much avalanche activity observed. We found corn, some mashed potatoes and wind affected snow. We turned back at a col towards a north facing slope that dropped down onto Ipsoot glacier, because we noticed a wind slab on a 25 to 30 degree convex slope and we're not eager to climb this slope back up later. Overall it was a cold day and night with mostly clear skies.