Wolverine Ridge, Purple Mound & Lipalian

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Kate Snedeker · Nov 13, 2018 · Glacier

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Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
hard, windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Skied along Wolverine Ridge to Purple Mound and Lipalian Mountain before descending to Larch Chair. Experienced a whumpf while traversing Wolverine Ridge, followed by the observation of a shooting crack(s) on the slope below. Two members of the party experienced a whumpf traversing near the summit of Purple Mound, and another whumpf on the flat ridge before Purple Mound. We opted to stay on the ridge, and ski a conservative descent line.