Kootenay Pass

Published

Mar 14th, 2019 12:30 PM

kieran.osullivan

Kootenay Pass

Details

Type

snowpack

Coordinates

49.048500, -117.071454

Quick Observation

No wind slab issues were found by our group, including at ridge top or on lee slopes. Surface hoar was found 20cm down at 2030m on a north east slope. Good skiing to be had on non-solar aspects.

Weather

Weather from 9am until approximately 1pm was predominantly calm, sunny with broken cloud. Moderate winds and full cloud cover came through after 1pm

Snowpack

Surface hoar was found at 20cm. ECTN 18 down 40cm on decomposing and fragmented particles