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Wind and some new snow

Published
Jan 30th, 2022 12:00 PM
Terrain
Crowsnest South
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

49.299070, -114.419500

Quick Observation

Toured up to Haig Bowl area staying at treeline elevations. As we toured up we found very small, isolated pockets of wind slab that were not bonding well to previous surfaces of melt-freeze crust or hard wind pressed snow. It snowed most of the day with a few hours of more intense snowfall. Accumulations were hard to judge due to the strong westerly winds that were present all day. Snow was moving around and likely transporting snow lower down the slope although not increasing avalanche hazard during our field day. Skiing was better than expected and softer snow and wind sift could still be found in sheltered areas.