Skied up to Bald Hills yesterday to make sure it was as shallow as it
looked around Jasper
About 10-15cm on the ground in the parking lot made for easy travelling.!
Once on the the summer trail turnoff the snowpack is about 25-30cm
with a hard crust in the middle of the pack. This carries skies quite
well and travelling was pretty good. (would not be good on foot)
At 7000ft in the alpine there is about 45-50cm. top 15cm is loose,
then there is a 5cm melt freeze layer (which tends to keep you off
the ground) ....then a weaker layer to ground. Quite a few "whumphs"
in the wind exposed areas up higher....no signs of any avalanche
activity but it does look like there has been a lot of wind.
I skied cautiously down the road but it was actually not to bad...considering.
Early season for sure! but nice to get out.
Peter Amann
Mountain Guide, ACMG
pamann@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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