Simpson Study Full Profile/ Avalanche Control
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Jan 22, 2024 · Kootenay
Snowpack
A meter of snow at 2150m. Profile and snowpack test results find the Dec 31 surface hoar down 40cm. Control results 5 slabs up to 40m wide and 400m long on this layer in a few locations however there was extensive evidence of older activity as well. In other areas extensive surface sluffing out of steep terrain was observed many of these running a significant distance.
