Crowfoot Glades

Snowpack

Pete Friesen · Feb 3, 2021 · West Side 93N

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Quick report

Weather
cold
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Amazing quality skiing at crowfoot yesterday. Dug a pit on NE aspect that showed about 220cm snowpack with 70-80cm recent storm snow. ECT revealed no reactivity and no propagation. Saw some evidence of point releases from cliff bands in the alpine but appeared to be mostly storm snow sluffing. Still some lines left in the chutes!

Snowpack

Depth
220
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NE
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Site Elevation
2100
Ski Penetration
50
Test Initiation
none
Test Failure Depth
80
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow

No results on ECT on NE aspect