Kootenay Pass

Published

Nov 27th, 2019 9:00 AM

oliviaannejohnson

North Rockies

Details

Type

avalanche

Coordinates

49.051429, -117.034778

Quick Observation

Good wind sifty skiing on the N/NE side. 30-50cms of snow on top of rain crust. Anything S facing was completely wind stripped until below treeline (skiing was good below treeline)

Avalanche Information

Soft wind slab at ridge top, 10-25cm crown, maximum size 1. Wind slab disappeared 10m below ridge top.

Weather

Strong winds at ridge top, trending to moderate as we dropped in on the N/NE side.