Lake O'Hara Area

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Parks Canada Visitor Safety · Feb 6, 2024 · Glacier

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Snowpack

Depth
120
Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
2300
Test Initiation
moderate
Test Failure Depth
50
Site Elevation Band
btl, tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow

At 2300m there is up to 20 cm low density over top of the Feb 3 temperature crust which is .5-1cm thick and supportive on skis. Little to no wind effect in surface snow. There was a CTM(17)X2 down 50 cm which was resistant planar.