- Submitted by
- johnbestfather
- Observations date
- Monday, March 1, 2021 at 17:20
- Location
- 51.653460° N 116.497880° W
- Reporting on
- Ice conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Ice conditions
- Name of climb
- Bow Falls
- Ice quality was:
- Good
- Wind was:
- Blowing snow above the climb
- Blowing snow across the valley
- Blowing snow on the climb
- Forming cornices
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Windy
Comments
Skied in and climbed two laps of Bow Falls on Monday. Clear in AM becoming very stormy as day progressed with falling/blowing snow, and non-stop spindrift. Very alpine feel! SIGNIFICANT- EXTREME CORNICE formation above climbs on far right side - Large growth in middle - no exposure once in left hand gully and climbing. No cornice dropping observed, only sprindriff/sluffs. Ice fair-great, some amazing glacier clear blue ice in gully- see photo. Rappelled down and skied out. Did discover rumoured water/ice cave on rappel close to base of upper falls (right against base transition of snow shelf to ice) as I was going off rappel, my feet kicked through to a big cavern- secured myself with a ice screw - highly recommend this for added safety. Blowing snow became extreme with high wind as we left, visibility very poor.
