Lake Louise group
Moneypenny_MakesMINS,
Monday 17th April, 2023 3:20PM
<p>Arrived at the carpark with 10cm at 7.30. No wind, all quiet. Crossing the lake it started nuking, whilst at the back heading up trees towards no surprise storm snow increased to 20cm with elevation. Stoke was high until our coulior ran full path just beside us. Once that first slide went it sounded like everything just started Avalanching. Once above 1900m the storm snow dried out and became very reactive sluffing easily off steep rolls within tight trees. We bailed and on our way out could see lots of activity. Skin track was basically gone too. Truck had 10cm on it within a few hours. Convective isolated spring storms at its finest. </p>
Terrain Ridden
Dense trees, Mellow slopes.
Terrain Avoided
Alpine slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.
Avalanche Conditions
30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Snow Conditions
Deep powder.
Weather Conditions
Stormy.
Location: 51.39890144 -116.24364353