Crowsnest Powder Riding!

<p>We rode in to Mt. Colthard today. Were expecting heavy snowfall from the Environment Canada warning but it never materialized. Winds were calm to light out of the north-west with a localized wind slab forming at ridge top which we felt a settlement on while skinning up. We decided to avoid this by staying off the ridge and venturing below where the snow was unaffected by wind and very good quality skiing. There was about 50 cm of storm snow and we did not observe any new avalanche activity from the last 24 hours. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy.