Blowin’ in the wind

Quick report

Weather

windy, cold

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, cutBlocks

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

windAffected, hard, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSlab

Headed up in Holt Creek zone. As soon as we left the trees found high wind and significant snow transport with slabs forming even in the bowl. Recent size 1.5 on an east aspect was seen in an obviously windloaded zone below cliffs. As we started to work up higher we encountered shooting cracks and hollow areas. With active loading abandoned plan of higher/steeper terrain and skied low angle.