Decker

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, warm

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder, hard, crusty, windAffected

Did a loop up Decker Glacier and down Decker S Face. Lee aspects blown in with 30-40cm fresh snow over isothermal snowpack. Wind exposed S and SW has refrozen to a thick and nearly unbreakable ice crust. Very difficult to hold a ski edge. Significant avalanche cycle from the storm but only saw evidence of one avalanche <12hrs old. Sz1 Nc at the high point of decker glacier entrained windslab and loose dry.