Miner's Pk. Couloir, above Canmore, Rockies East
Slope.
Rough travel and skiing on the approach to and
descent of the Miner's Pk Couloir above Canmore. Good travel on Ha Ling
hiking trail but very poor travel once you start to traverse behind Miner's
pk.
The snow in the Couloir and all the way down the
gully is in the painful transition between winter and spring. Recent snow is
badly wind affected and will probably have a temperature crust below the main
bowl by tomorrow. Lots of barely covered rocks all over the skiing terrain. A
good adventure but very nasty skiing.
Hard to recommend it in these conditions. I would
assume similiar if not worse ski conditions all through the far east slopes. The
snow is white but not quite right.
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide
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