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Slawinski / Takeda Couloir - Storm Slab

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
hard, powder, crusty

Headed up the couloir on the NW buttress of Mt Athabasca on 24 May. Found what appeared to be a storm slab (there wasn’t a lot of wind effect and it seemed like an area that was spin-drifted a lot) that I didn’t like and that was quite dense and reacted moderately to a hand shear. The terrain doesn’t see a lot of sun as it’s north facing with a big cliff to cast a shadow. Just saw the ramp MIN so thought I’d share this as well.