Cornice Ridge South
Snowpackamber_cooke · Dec 2, 2017 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder
No results on compression test. Main hazard noted was shallow snowpack. Many rocks hiding below a few cm of snow were found.
Weather
Weather was taken at 1952m at 1415hr.
Snowpack
Not a full profile. HS was 87cm with the top 23cm of snow being DF and snow hardness was F. The crust layer was viewed at 64cm with snow hardness being 4F down to 35cm. From 35cm to ground we found a sugary wet snow being very saturated near the ground and a snow hardness of F.