Crowfoot Glades

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Heavy
• Powder
• Wet

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Foggy
• Stormy
• Warm
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Crowfoot Glades TR- Mar.15, 17

2100m 33deg tree pocket NNE aspect

HST 230cm

Storm snow 20cm broke at 4 wrist taps. Very heavy and wet

Consolidated snow until depth hoar for the last 110cms to ground

Failure at 20cms off the ground on 3 Elbow taps.

Road temps:

-1c 1000hr

1c 1500hr

Approx -4c at 2100m

Slight gusts 15-20km/hr from S

1cm-2cm/ hr. very wet, sticky snow.