a short peak 2 outing

     So after we got 4-6" but it all blew around and drifted up in the mountains.  We went out yesterday for a short 1-lap tour with super unimpressive conditions: punchy/slabby/drifted/variable snow, winds 30-60, flat light.  It was still good to get out though.  Today we figured that the gullies of peak 2 and its' leeward aspect would be decent.  We toured up on thin/icy/ground or drifted/punchy/deep.  Temps were warmer today and I was cooking until we got high enough for some wind.
     We popped above the cloud layer to reveal fair lighting and a gentle breeze: perfect skinning and skiing weather.  The snow was not as good as I had hoped, decent in the absolute leeward aspect but punchy/slabby almost everywhere else.  Pickings were slim for lines so we stuck to the middle and skied it out to the car.  Perhaps another good snow will help out but we still hit a few rocks just below the surface, the good news is no loss of p-tex.

Below are two shots of the small slide that I triggered, as it is moving.  crown about 6-10", leeward windloaded sloper, convex rollover.  Much like the last one. 

 

my first video/editing film: http://youtu.be/YuBJXjPj12k

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