Touchy Avalanche Crest

<p>Touchy day on av crest. As soon as we emerged from TL the wind was ripping N/NNW with significant ridge top pluming and snow transport. Micro terrain features were sliding as we skinned up and some cracking from ski tips was observed. We noticed a recent slab that had failed in the past 12hrs on the backside of av crest (pic 1). While descending we noticed multiple small slides that had released on convexities. In general we were surprised by the strength of the wind and the extent of the recent wind loading. Based on this we chose a conservative line on the extreme skiers left, just inside the trees. At one point midway down we drifted skiers right and triggered a size 1.5/2 slab (see incident report, pics 2-4).</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Windy.