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Bow Summit S Glades

Published
Feb 3rd, 2024 2:00 PM
tobineberle
West Side 93N
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

51.701780, -116.497060

Quick Observation
Went to Bow Summit today to poke around and maybe get a little skiing in (kept hopes low). At 10:00AM at the parking lot temperature was 1C with consistent light snow. Headed to the Bow South Glades and noticed wind affected snow and melt/freeze crust all along the ridge with strong winds and air temp of -2C. Glade skiing was better than expected! Snow was varied between crust and soft on the E aspect we skied, with a small windslab present near the ridge. On return to car, temps were warm again (0C) and the morning snow had melted. Dug a pit @2340m E aspect, ECTX. 60cm snowpack, 60-40 was isothermal slab sitting on crust, 40-30cm facets, 30-Ground was consolidated (frozen?) facets. Old size 1.5 Avalanche in the bowl skiers right of our lines likely from the previous week. Good day with some PMA!
Avalanche Information
Old avalanche, we presumed from last week's natural cycle.
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