- Submitted by
- shsmith
- Observations date
- Friday, March 13, 2026 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.039660° N 117.057780° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
Comments
Nice day overall to be up high at Kootenay Pass. About 10-20cm of fresh, dry snow on top of a supportive, slightly icy crust. No apparent signs at all of any avi instability apart from some minor storm sluff on some steeper parts.
