- Submitted by
- southrockies
- Observations date
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.674380° N 114.651280° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.65128,49.67438,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Hard wind slab in Crowsnest")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Wind affected
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
Comments
Today in the Crowsnest Pass we found a hard wind slab on open terrain features at all elevations. The depth of the wind slab varied from 5 to 20 cm and we suspect they could be up to 30 cm in the Alpine lee's.
We avoided open terrain features where we found drum-like sounding snow. This hard wind slab sits on a faceted layer with a hard wind-pressed surface below.
Cold temperatures will keep this setup a bit tricky for a while.
