Shadow hunting and dragon sighting

Had a close call today (see photo). 2150m East face. Pinned approx spot. Skinned up to the ridge and as we were making our way up an extra lump on the ridge top we stepped on to the east face … boy was that a mistake… huge settlement and a slab let go a (very) little ahead. Luckily the section we were on was supported by a bunch of trees. Lesson (re) learned : when doing sketchy shit don’t all be in the same spot. ?‍♂️ Needless to say we stuck to the west slope from then on, found some great snow in the shade and some great riding with it. Had some whumphing in very isolated spots among the trees on a lower elevation (~1850) sheltered north facing section, as has become normal at the moment.