- Submitted by
- alexandrehetu1
- Observations date
- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 21:30
- Location
- 51.633401° N 116.522915° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
Comments
We did the Wapta Traverse from march 4-8 in stellar conditions. Temperature was cold for the whole trip, with alot of sun during the days. We probed around 180cm on the glacier below Gordon. Crevasses are quite filled in (we still roped up for glacier travel), and it is easy to navigate with such good weather. Snow conditions was good with a 15-20cm on certain ski descent. It was starting to be warm on march 8 below 2400m, with heavy snow sticking to the skis. Travel conditions are excellent on the glacier, so go and get it !
