Mount Kent Cornice failure

<p>Went up Mount Kent today from south west aspect through the trees from Black Prince parking lot. Lots of snow in the trees - needed snowshoes for the ascent. Not a scramble today, but closer to Hwy 1 on Hwy 40, as well as around Canmore there was very little new snow at road level. For those wondering how touchy the snow conditions are... about 50m from the summit of Mount Kent I accidentally touched the edge of a cornice with the carbide tip of my pole... at least a 20’ wide cornice failed and caused a snow runout on the east slopes of Mount Kent. Human caused, but any additional load to the cornice also would have failed the cornice... Watch for stuff above you :)</p>