Mac #11

<p>Had a bit of a near miss in #11 gully on MacDonald. At the top of the gully, we weren’t psyched on the traverse into #10. The snow was firm and had step down crowns. We transitioned and started skiing the first pitch and looked up to see a major powder cloud off the top of the face of Mac Donald. I guess it was either a cornice release or a pocket of snow on the face. The shape of the gully diverted the flow into #11 and away from us but we took the powder cloud to the face. No involvement per se but fairly scary! I had observed the face above us and noticed wind but had not quite given enough attention to the potential for something that big to come from so far above.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Steep slopes.

Snow Conditions

Hard, Powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Sunny.