Forever Young Couloir
Quick reportjackvanlierop3807 · Jan 8, 2024 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder
Forever Young via Illecillewaet. Illy hs ranged from 60->200cm depending on wind loading. Still plenty of holes(mostly covered) but good bridges where they were needed. 20cm of fist on top of a supportive right side up mid pack except at ridgetop where snow was firm windslab and scoured. Ski quality in Forever Young was amazing, slightly wind loaded at the very top skiers right. Ski cut yielded no results. Previous tracks from a couple of days ago coming from the Asulkan side and became filled in once you enter the line. Well filled and very supportive to skis and boots in the guts and the fan.
Incident
- Group Size
- 3
- Terrain Trap
- noTrap
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 1
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- average
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
Solid size 1 loose dry, 5m wide 100m long. Was skiing the run of my life... and then my sluff caught up to me. Skied the tope half very fast, slowed down slightly and came from right to left above the choke considering pulling off to the left into a safe spot below some rocks. Didn't shoulder check(mistake) and sluff pulled me off my feet, tumbled head over heels for a good 50+ meters losing a ski and both poles(all recovered no free gear 4 u). Thought I was going to get buried for a second or two, bit of snow in the mouth/throat and came out on top with no injuries. Lesson of the day; don't slow down.