Phalanx and Spearhead Glacier

We climbed onto the Spearhead Gl via the Guide's Notch and up Stairmaster on Phalanx. We rode down the steeper skier's right slope of the Spearhead Glacier, and as well as a SE facing couloir on Phalanx back down to the glacier. The wind has made the loading of the new snow somewhat variable. Many areas had 10cms or less over a 2-5cm crust, others had windblown snow up to 20cms (very soft) over soft old surfaces. Solar aspects skied surprisingly well and were cross-loaded, but certain solar exposed areas were either moist or had formed a new surface crust. No reactivity was observed in the new snow but there was sluffing in steep terrain skied. No avalanches observed in the backcountry today.

A sunny day with calm to light winds. Few clouds over the Spearhead Glacier, more to the North.

No reactivity in the snow.