Bow Summit
Quick reportesmeadows · Dec 12, 2025 · East Side 93N
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
The avalanche forecast was at Level 4/High, so we skinned in on the summer trail to the first saddle, dug a pit in a sheltered area at treeline and skied out through the trees. No open slopes or open trees. Out ECT result was ECT18N@50. Other than that, we observed no other signs of instability.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
intermittent light snow, becoming heavier as the afternoon progressed. Ground level visibility was good with low clouds. I don't have information about snowfall prior to my visit to the site.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 135
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- veryEasy
- Foot Penetration
- 70
- Test Failure Depth
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
ECT18N@50cm Prior to the fracture I had detected no difference at 50 cm visually or with a snowpack hardness test with my hand. Except for about 20 cm of very soft, fluffy new snow, the snow pack had appeared uniform from top to bottom with only a very thin layer of facets at ground level. I’m not sure how to report the boot penetration. I think my boot would’ve gone to ground except my leg is not 135 cm long. Absolutely no resistance to boot penetration until I reached hip level.