Aemmer Couloir

Party of 3 left parking lot at 6:45AM, easy travel to the base and through the trees. Brutal winds howling, and ping pong ball conditions on the approach. A second party of 3 caught up to us and we tackled the boot pack together. Couloir was somewhat wind affected (approx 5-8cm skin) with a supportive mid pack. Wind gusts on the bootpack were intermittent, but strong at times. No rock fall or major sluffing noted on the bootpack. Skiing was surprisingly good for this year, and better than we expected based on the approach. Quite soft with a few face shots thrown in. A lot of sluff management needed on descent, first skier down did trigger a very small wind slab in an isolated wind loaded pocket (maybe size 0.5) that did not propagate, step down, or run far.