Hero's Knob with a side of Purple

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder

A gorgeous day of touring around Purple Knob and exiting out sweet 16. About 15cm of light new snow sits on top of a very firm crust. It skied anywhere from OK to good. Sharpen your edges, you occasionally punch down to the crust. A lot of sluffing off of steeper features, but we didn't see anything propagate very far. The old avi debris from a couple of weeks ago skis like frozen poo. Ski crampons are not mandatory but they made the up track a whole lot more enjoyable. A big shout out to Kananaskis parks crew Darren and Donald, who busted in the boot pack up purple knob for us. I didn't realize my park conservation pass included bootpack service! [pin location is approximate]