Windslabs on glacier crest

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philipsgibney · Jan 27, 2021 · Glacier

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Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

We found widespread and reactive windslabs on the top of our run down the west side of glacier crest (~2100-2250m). Ski cuts in the trees and gully produced a number of small results even in shallow treed terrain. Lower down there were isolated pockets of windslabs and shooting cracks but no results. We also ran into a group who had partial burial on one of the Raven's couloirs from a slide that was triggered roughly a quarter the way down with a ~45cm crown.