signs of instability

Quick report

Craig McGee · Dec 10, 2022 · Fryatt

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

We had grand plans, but once we got up to the Bow summit area, we could see the wind was really cranking in the Alpine. We decided to keep it simple, and we were glad we did, as we had pretty much consistent whumpfing and shooting cracks on all alpine slopes. The slab on top of the November facets has stiffened up and made the possibility of triggering an avalanche much more likely. I wouldn't want to be on any "real" ski slopes or anything with consequences at the moment.

Weather

Quite a bit of wind, but surprisingly it didn't have an impact on the slopes we were skiing. Other slopes looked like they were getting affected by the wind.