Kootenay Pass

Snowpack

kieran.osullivan · Mar 14, 2019 · Kootenay Pass

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Quick report

Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

No wind slab issues were found by our group, including at ridge top or on lee slopes. Surface hoar was found 20cm down at 2030m on a north east slope. Good skiing to be had on non-solar aspects.

Weather

Weather from 9am until approximately 1pm was predominantly calm, sunny with broken cloud. Moderate winds and full cloud cover came through after 1pm

Snowpack

Surface hoar was found at 20cm. ECTN 18 down 40cm on decomposing and fragmented particles