Wind as fast as a Racehorse

<p>We spent the day in Crowsnest pass near Racehorse peak. The wind was blowing all day with strong gusts from various directions and it was still finding snow to drift. On our climb up we had some drummy sounds when we walked over small loaded areas but no cracking of whumpfing. We ascended through low angle trees to get to a nice shoulder in the alpine. Once there we found anything exposed to the wind was scoured back to rock and lee areas were stiff wind slab. We skied back down through the sheltered trees and had remarkably good skiing. We saw a natural avalanche from the past few days (not sure exactly when) from a south facing bowl in the alpine. Appeared to slide on the December rain crust. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Windy.