Blowdown cabin area

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

windAffected, crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow

We were skirting the ridge West of cirque lake, looking for an entrance to a couloir. We pulled the chute due to some tricky snow and time, so we opted to ski down an E facing slope that was wind hammered and was very slabby (sluff in places) alternating with hard wind slab/crust in other areas. Elevation was 2400m down to 1950m. N and NE facing slopes nearer to the cabin were less wind affected and skied well; cold and velvety snow. Elevation of those runs was 2100m down to 1950m