Third day of an Avalanche Safety Training II course. We toured up to
the 8000 foot level on the northern Observation Sub Peak (Alpine Ski
Tours in the Canadian Rockies by Chic Scott guidebook page 95): Temp
of -2 C at Bow Summit @ 10:30. -3 C @ 7184 feet @ 12:00. Compression
tests of moderate (CTM5) on a clean planar shear 20 cm down at the
interface of 1f and 4f layers, SW aspect, 20 degree slope, height of
the snowpack was 86 cm. Moderate SE winds scouring and transporting
snow at treeline. We skied 20 degree slopes below treeline.
Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
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