Kootenay Pass

Quick report

packhamavalancheconsulting · Dec 22, 2019 · North Rockies

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Weather
stormy, windy, foggy, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Storm snow seemed surprisingly well bonded today. Had one Extended Column test that propagated down 100 on a hard tap but this result was not replicated. A compression test had a sudden planar result on the same layer on the 27th tap. No signs of new slab avalanches.