7 Steps - Pterodactyl line

Quick report

Brian Tress · Mar 26, 2018 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

great late season powder skiing in the tree triangle. Touchy wind slabs in lee slopes in the alpine

Avalanche

Dropped into 7 steps between Pterodactyl and Asulkan hut. Skier triggered sz 2 wind slab just below hut elevation, ran down to moraine below. No skier involvement, we didn't stick around long to determine the failure plane. We traversed safely back toward tree triangle and enjoyed another lap of solid powder through the trees.