Burstall Pass

Published

Dec 23rd, 2020 11:00 AM

ldraycot

Spray - KLakes

Details

Type

weather

Coordinates

50.770356, -115.365400

Quick Observation

My first MIN so go easy on me. Skinned up to just below tree line in burstall pass. Lots of wind in the alpine and lots of wind loading on NE aspects. Couldn’t produce failure on our column prying with a shovel caused failure on the November crust (found facets above and below). 45cm new snow on top of what seemed like a bit of wind crust. Skied a mellow (~25 degree) slope with blower powder.

Weather

Pretty strong wind in the alpine. Could see lots of snow blowing off ridges and some pretty large cornices were forming up high.

Snowpack

Couldn’t produce failure on a full compression test. Prying with a shovel caused failure on the November crust. Slope angle was about 30 degrees.