Bow Summit Study Plot
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Mar 10, 2025 · Glacier
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- S
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2050
- Ski Penetration
- 60
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 90
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 85
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
The main concern in the snowpack is the very weak layer of facets from the January drought down about 85 cm. There has been lots of avalanche activity on this layer up to size 3.5 in the past 24 hrs, and it will likely remain a problem for the foreseeable future.