Purple Mound route Lake Louise sidecountry

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Purple Mound route Lake Louise sidecountry

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm

Comments

Skinned up Purple Mound route on Saturday. Spring conditions, sticky wet pow. Maybe I wasn't looking closely enough, but it looked like nothing around the valley had slid. No signs of instability observed. Large cornices on Wolverine Ridge.