There’s still plenty of snow left on the high peaks though and we planned a mid May expedition to take advantage of the spring snow pack.
Yari Central gully Spring tour
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Deep Epic blower but dangerous out there
Deep epic blower powder today but stick to well treed areas and/or ridge lines. The faceted melt crust is still there and still weak, now under over a metre of storm snow. Today a huge class 5 slide on the south side of Goryu buried a Japanese skier who sadly didn’t make it. The instability… Read more »
Would you like slab on your crust sir? Jan 25th & 26th
Back to bottomless blower powder again after a 4 day mild spell. Hit Cortina yesterday after 70cm of snow (they just had another 70cm last night too!) Today was another secret spot this end of the valley. The new storm snow isn’t sitting well on the frozen and possibly faceted wet crust from the mild… Read more »
A window in the weather – 17th,18th,19th
The consistent falls of last week were replaced by settled sunny conditions and it was time to hit the backcountry. North faces have been well below zero since mid December and the snow-pack albeit shallower than normal seasons was in very stable bomber shape. First day we hit the Goryu backcountry. … Read more »
Tired legs rejoicing
After the stunner yesterday at Cortina with yet another 40cm overnight followed by yet another bluebird, tired legs were unwilling to move much today but finally mustered enough energy to head out and find it was…quite good. Temperatures have gotten a bit milder since yesterday with the top lift measuring -6C so the 20cm or… Read more »