Did a lap through the Spearhead Traverse over the last 4 days.
The snow from yesterday made for very good skiing this morning in the higher alpine, but this all turned to mashed potatoes later (except on true north aspects above 1800m).
Earlier in the trip ski crampons where useful for cutting trail on all S aspects in the AM, and N aspects maintained good snow for skiing. Cornices are really big.
Great traverse conditions, barely saw any recent avalanche activity - Accept for a fairly recent size 3+ that appeared to start from Benvolio’s summit cornice. It took out a slab (where the traverse line crosses) and then spilled over a large portion of the Fitzsimmons ice fall and stopped ¾ km further down the lower Fitz Gl.
Dave Sarkany
SG