Spray River Falls approach

Snowpack

nick.baggaley · Dec 9, 2020 · Banff

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Quick report

Weather
wet, warm, foggy
Stayed Away
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Snow Conditions
crusty, wet
Avalanche Conditions
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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.