Saskatchewan Glacier Poddle

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Saskatchewan Glacier Poddle

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard
  • Wind affected

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Very wind affected, pockets of 2-3cm of powder, glacier is good to cross straight down middle, complete sheet of ice covering top. Couldn’t probe. At nève, wind affected snow but powder also.