Checking on the progress

theekaijorgenson , Tuesday 12th November, 2024 9:15AM

Rain and wind and snow. Decent coverage. Easy enough travel. Was targeting top of ridge but it was very windy. Hit the bottom of alpine and experienced a very hard crust under storm snow. Sloughed off easily over 30 degrees but no crazy cohesiveness. May shape up into a slab, especially in wind affected areas. Travel was difficult on crust without crampons. Pulled the pin and had a fun, careful ski back down. Lots of barely covered wood and rocks. setting up to be a good base.