Deep In The Creek

Today, we headed up Coal Creek to the Martin Ridge area. The travel from the staging area has improved a lot with only a few small, easy to manage water crossings. The snow up in the riding area was deep, light, and very fun! While in the field, we did not observe any new avalanches. We tested a small cornice on the road and found it was reactive to human triggering. The height of snow on Martin Ridge was 180 cm, on a lee slope we found 60 cm of new snow, while on a windward slope we found 30 cm of new snow. Below this is a thin melt freeze crust from Saturday's warming. Below this crust, the snowpack is generally well-bonded and strong, with several more melt-freeze crusts spread throughout- the most prominent being the November crust on ground. While we were out, there was light to moderate wind at the ridge, enough for light snow transport. The sun briefly made an appearance, but most of the day was overcast. As we returned to the truck, it began snowing lightly. Overall a great day out! Thank you Fernie Snowmobile Association for all of the great work out there!