- Submitted by
- roman.ap12345
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 16:00
- Location
- 51.643976° N 116.427775° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.427775,51.643976,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Crowfoot Glacier")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
Comments
Date: Jan 19, 2025
Location: Crowfoot Glades
-20°C at 09:00 AM, calm in trees, signs of wind slab above 2,200 m.
Cracking observed near 2,200 m as we were skinning up.
We dug a snowpit at 2,150m (NE aspect).
Column tests failed at 40 cm (resistive planar, CP26-28).
No failure and no propagation in the extended column test.
Size 1.5 avalanche crown under Crowfoot Glacier at 51.64019, -116.43844. Likely triggered by serac or cornice failure on a persistent weak layer.
Descent: Skied the skier's left of the glades, exiting near the creek around (51.64453, -116.42762).
