Last June 21st there was one Red Banks chute with snow left and it was solid ice within the chute. People were falling left and right. The snow cups in Avy Gulch were a foot deep (+/-) making footing difficult on the climb. The glissading was surprisingly good though on the way down though. Butt, watch out for those marble-sized rocks accumulating in the glissade chutes. I've ripped lightweight rain pants on a few of those (and it smarts too).
Less snow this year, so the late season challenges will occur even sooner.
