Fatigue mtn (SSV) + watch those cornices
bryan.daneau,
Friday 18th April, 2025 12:00PM
Good (and long) day to get to Fatigue, near Citadel. Supportive crust all day in the meadows even though sun was packing a punch and surface snow was moist. Skied the S facing avi path just in front of Citadel. Surface snow was moist but the underlying crust was solid but not too icy either - some slow sluffing but nothing to report aside from really good turns.
Party of 2 looked to have skied the N chute of Citadel yesterday
A few things though to note:
-Impressive debris from Quartz1 following a cornice break - one chunk was as big as a Sprinter van and it went full path to the trees - see pics - likely 24-48h old as there wasn't any blown snow on the debris - never seen it as extensive as this over last 10 years
- Lots of E facing slabs along Quartz 1 and 2 and even further down (the line that Kevin Hjertaas liked to ski)
- Cornice on top of Fatigue @ 2960m has detached off the ridge - the thing is absolutely massive -see pics - got me wondering about other lines and overhead hazard that you think is locked in - until you see it up close ...




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