[MCR] Bow Summit Skiing

Lonesome day with our group of three at Bow Summit today. Skiing quality was still good with boot-top powder in the usual ski lines where wind protected, but the standard lines are getting a bit tracked up now. Height of snow varied between 100 - 150 cm in sheltered locations around tree line. In the trees, foot penetration is well 80cm which accounts for almost the entire snowpack - always a good eye-opener for someone who just returned from two weeks of skiing in the Interior Ranges.  Of note where the winds: Strong westerly winds moved a lot of snow around but only at ridge tops during the first part of the day. By the time we left the area at 4PM, the winds were blowing strong even at valley bottom, which will likely move a lot of the snow that made the skiing nice today into fat windslabs over a generally weak, facetted snowpack.

 

Happy trails and stay safe out there!

 

Jorg Wilz   

 

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