A little Wapta

Feb1: Skied in from Bow Summit to Peyto hut. Dry snow down the north facing avalanche paths to Petyo lake. The creek was quite open and required several rock hopping crossings. At the end of the big morriane we had 30 minute bootpack bring ski crampons if you stay low. Good coverage around 240 cm on the petyo glacier. Watch out for terminal caves/ crevices working your way on to the glacier. Feb 2: 5 cm new and -7 at Petyo hut. Flat light kept us from any side trips. 20 to 30 cm of new snow on vulture col decent made for good skiing. The terminus and lower sides of the vulture glacier is full of ice cliffs- stick to the middle! Feb 3: Made our way up Balfour high col with good visibility. Easy travel and easy to stay away from any sagging snow bridges. Cruisy decent down from the high col towards Scott Duncan, mostly probe in the 300cm range. One set of sags to look out for on the left above Lilliput. Feb 4: -3 at 8 am at Scott Duncan. Took a look at the Bath exit but it looked wind blasted and looked like we would get windblasted on it too. Took alternative exit to Sherbrooke lake. Was 0C at 11am at 2500m on south aspect. Ski cut a size 1 storm slab 10cm deep. Snow got heavy but clouds came out at 1pm limiting the heating. +7 at Bow lake late in the afternoon. Numerous wet loose size 1 on lower East aspect of Crowfoot peak.