Soggy and WET
Quick reportCaptainMogan · Mar 18, 2026 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, foggy, wet
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, convexSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- wet, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp
1860m elevation Snow depth 225 s.e aspect 25 degree slope 3pm 4 degrees C with recent rain fall CT 20cm failure at 3rd from the shoulder Noted very dry hoar 30cm failed at 8th from the shoulder Noted wet hoar crystals approx 2mm Rutschblock test 20cm failure Jump 2 30cm failure jump 4 Could not get further results Cornis ridge trees Sticky/grabby snow quite slow nothing triggered no signs of instability while riding but kept terrain choice conservative Disclaimer: We are still learning, this is a pit we dug to further our knowledge of the mountains.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 225
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1860
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- corn
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- depthHoar, crust
1860m elevation Snow depth 225 s.e aspect 25 degree slope 3pm 4 degrees C with recent rain fall and fog CT 20cm failure at 3rd from the shoulder Noted a dry crust layer with no cohesiveness 30cm failed at 8th from the shoulder Noted crust with depth hoar crystals approx 2mm Rutschblock test 20cm failure Jump 2 30cm failure jump 4 Could not get further results Cornice ridge trees Sticky/grabby snow quite slow nothing triggered no signs of instability while riding but kept terrain choice conservative. Lots of loose wet avalanches in the surrounding area Disclaimer: We are still learning, this is a pit we dug to further our knowledge of the mountains.