Ventured to the Asulkan Hut for a windy Sunday night.
Temps where at a steady -4 to -6 most of Sunday. Surface conditions remained dry, fist snow in sheltered areas. By Sunday afternoon the Moderate to Strong winds had scoured surfaces and formed slab in open areas. Upside down (dense over soft snow), breakable hard and soft slab.
Strong to Extreme winds howled all night and well into this morning, -1 at the Asulkan Hut. Winds gusting well below Treeline, continued snow transport filling in tracks with moist snow up to 20cm and counting.
No Naturals or skier triggered avalanche activity observed, made an early exit while the weather raged on.
Many tree bombs(large snowballs that accumulate on tree branches) scattered along the valley ski out. A coastal +0.5 and wet snow falling at 1cm./hour at the parking lot.
Fells like anything and everything could happen.
Merrie-Beth Board
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