Alex Lowe Peak

We skied the Y Couloir on Alex Lowe Peak and gained the summit via the southwest ridge. The recent snow felt more consolidated but remained stable on both the ascent and descent. We were able to break off a small cornice onto a northern aspect (approximately 4ft long, 3ft high and 3ft in width) of the southwest ridge of Alex Lowe, and the resulting collapse did not trigger any significant sluff or failure of the slope below. The recent snow sluffed more readily as it was baked by the sun during the ascent, on the eastern aspect of the ridge. A ski cut in the couloir did not trigger significant sluff, but the snow was much more dense, throughout the entire couloir, than in days prior on similar aspects.