Ripple Ridge to Lightning Strike

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rthomfor · Jan 30, 2020 · North Rockies

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Weather
cold, windy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Ski toured to the end of Ripple ridge to Lightning Strike, winds were light gusting at times. Ridgelines were wind swept and crusty in places. Eastern slopes were very wind loaded from the strong overnight wind out of the Northwest. There numerous class 1 avalanches on eastern steep slopes.