Crowfoot Glades

Quick report

Joe Garant · Feb 15, 2017 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
wet, warm, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab

-2C when leaving the car. Dug a pit on N aspect 35 degrees at 2100m. CTM 11 RP 60cm. Sudden collapse down to Dec 19 facets when pulling on the fractured column. PST 25/90 ARR 60cm on wind crust and facets. Warm, soggy and heavy day. Storm snow is turning concrete overlaying facets. 0C upon return to the car. Definitely an upside down snowpack still. Natural 2.5 avalanche ran off of Crowfoot Mountain 200m lookers right of the Glades.