Crusty on the Duffey

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold, windy

Ride Type

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, windAffected, hard

We found every type of crust known to man. Coverage on Slalok is very minimal with tons of sharks buried just under the surface. Avalanche debris is EVERYWHERE on all aspects. Evidence of a couple natural release wind slabs on n/nw aspects. Where we did find pockets of somewhat rideable snow it was wind slabs forming on top of the crusts and reactive to skier traffic. Remnants of up to size 3 wet loose slides from the warming/rain event. The skin track up was ok from the parking lot but not really rideable on the way down. We walked out using crampons.