Here There Be Facets

Quick report

Weather

stormy, cloudy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Skinned over Healy Pass then fought our way downhill through bottomless facets to Pharoah Creek. Fought through abysmal breakable crusts over facets trenching to almost waist deep in places. Eventually picked up an an old skin track on the Pharoah Creek Trail and followed it with less difficulty to Shadow Lake Lodge. Visibility was poor but we assumed a widespread cycle was on in the alpine.