Arrowsmith main gully

Quick report

Ben Godwin · Apr 4, 2021 · South Island

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Weather
cloudy, cold, sunny, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected

Tried arrowsmith main gully. Snow was rock hard and generally icy. Did 2 hand sheers, first one no result. Second, with much effort and an ice axe a 15 cm thick windslab was excavated, but it was well bonded. Snow was just barely starting to warm at 2 pm.

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