Skied up to Pearly Rock with Lee Johnston today.
The dump that we hoped for turned out to be a measly trickle of a few
centimeters. However, there were moderate to strong winds throughout the
day which helped build lots of thin soft slabs reactive to the skis. Ski
cut a soft slab sz 1.5, running on recent storm snow. Moderate
trailbreaking with fair to good skiing down -- the surface has firmed up a
lot with the wind above treeline. Little whoomfing, but lots of cracking
and little sloughs. The route up to Pearly Rock is tricky to do safely
even with good visibility, and careful routefinding will still bring you
onto one steep slope (the triangular moraine).
Alpine -- Considerable (steep windloaded features are a bad idea right
now) TL - Considerable BTL - Moderate
Regards,
Tom Wolfe
Ass't Alpine Guide
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