Spray River Falls approach
Snowpacknick.baggaley · Dec 9, 2020 · Banff
Quick report
- Weather
- wet, warm, foggy
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Approached Spray River Falls this morning but turned around due to poor travel conditions and uncertainty about loading above the climb due to last night’s storm. Very slushy snow, with standing pools of water on the trail in.
Weather
Sky was obscured on whole approach, clearing to overcast when back at car park. Winds C to L from the N/NW. Precip Nil to S-1. Temperature hovered around 0.
Snowpack
Point observation of snow at turnaround. 5cm storm snow overlying a 1cm MFCr, resting on 5-10cm of rounding facets.