Mount Duke North Ridge
Quick reportcbjcoatta · Mar 10, 2018 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Ski cut predictably released class one after observing shooting cracks, settlement and class one naturals on the same face. Crown ranging from 35-20cm. Skied ridge top down to lower col and as we approached remote triggered the larger slab. ~30cm slab, 250m wide, 300m long. Hang fire was easily released and we skied slide path down off the ridge.
Avalanche
Ski cut predictably released class one after observing shooting cracks, settlement and class one naturals on the same face. Crown ranging from 35-20cm. Skied ridge top down to lower col and as we approached remote triggered the larger slab. ~30cm slab, 250m wide, 300m long. Hang fire was easily released and we skied slide path down off the ridge.