Avalanche at Squaw valley (Palisades) one dead....

One BC skier presumed dead in an Idaho avalanche.



That was a big storm that just hit the West Coast that had a lot of wind. Wind is said to be the architect of avalanches.

I was out BC skiing in our local Washington State mountains yesterday. Luckily our steep tree lines finally had enough snow with a good base to make them skiable.

I was trying to catch up to a friend (we were both out solo) who continued on the Ridge route to a higher point but I had to peel skins and ski down due to high winds that was transporting the new snow and quickly forming wind slabs at and right below the ridge.
 
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