Kootenay Pass Slides

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold, stormy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

heavy, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

We saw slab crowns a lot and triggered a few size 1 avalanches while traversing. Shooting cracks from walking but also naturally occurred. When cutting a fairly steep slope in the trees, a size 1-2 avalanche went down.