Bell couloir

Good ski quality in the Bell couloir today. Probed 300cm HS at 2500m. PS 15 PF 30cm. Solid crust down 30cm (Jan 23?)made for some tricky skinning on steeper slopes. We opted to boot pack up to the convex roll. Observed a 15cm 1F soft wind slab sitting on the crust down 30cms. CTM13 RP and ECTN13 on this interface at 2500m. This result plus moderate winds in the ALP all day transporting the new snow and several sloughs from steep terrain on the wall to climbers right, led us to descend from the base of the convex roll. Ski crampons useful to ascend the short headwall after Taylor lake.