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Phantom Couloir/ogden benches

Published
Dec 13th, 2024 7:30 AM
nathanmkristensen
Waterton Lakes
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

51.463391, -116.409561

Quick Observation
Ogden benches have good consolidation but has wind slabbing in isolated spots about 5-10cm deep. Phantom couloir felt solid the first half but ran into instability about half way up where we found wind slabbing 10cm down, and a deeper failure around 30 cm (see pic). There were Avy crowns on climbers right and left halfway up, so I suspect there was a natural release that cleared the couloir. Otherwise conditions on the benches were great!
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