Cornice Ridge SE Aspect

Quick report

mel.westo · Nov 14, 2020 · Kootenay Pass

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

We went for a quick tour to see what conditions were like. Still lots of early season hazards, barely covered rocks and logs. Looks like an average of ~60cm snow, but definitely some shallower sections. We heard whumpfing and some cracking as we walked off the skin track. Tried several hand shears with some activity on recent storm slab, but didn’t seem to propagate when we tested it on some small convex features. Can feel a deeper crust ~10cm from ground.