On a somewhat different note from Barry's escapades, I was up at Bow
Summit late this afternoon. Surprisingly excellent skiing where there were
no tracks. -2 C at the parking lot at 15:00, -4 C at the high point of the
adventure 600 ft above the parking lot at about 15:45. 25 cm ski
penetration, surface was loose up to treeline but lots of evidence of wind
up high.
HS was around 140 cm, you can check this easily by plunging a ski pole
until it hits the ground (basket first or handle first, it doesn't
matter!) 15 cm facetting storm snow seemed well bonded to the underlying
facets, but I have no idea what it would be like in the alpine.
Regards,
Tom Wolfe
AAG/ASG
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