Somewhere up Paiges Draw

Had a great day with a guide from Elk Valley Snow Shepherds. He gladly dug a pit to show us the snowpack that has been stacking up this season. While walking up to dig the pit there was whumpfing and shooting cracks.

It was very cold in the morning, truck was reading -27C when we left the staging area. It warmed up significantly during the day and temperature in the sun would have been warmer than -8. Temperatures at the end of the day at staging was -18.

CTM14 on a column test done by guide. Failed on a crust down 60cm. Snowpack was approximately 180cm.