Just spent the past 5 days (March 2-6th)
in the Bow/Peyto area on the Wapta with Steve Holeczi.
Convective flurries at the start of the week and an
overnight storm on the 4/5th gave us up to 20cm of new snow over the
5 days. We found snow coverage on average in the 2m range (similar to Garths
previous post) but we did find a number of low snow areas that convinced us to
keep the rope on more than we normally would for this time of year. In
some areas between Bow and Peyto hut(s) we found only 40-50cm of snow on the
glacier and even some bare ice.
On Friday as we left Bow hut winds had picked up and
our previous days tracks had already disappeared and a wind affected snow
surface was all that remained. Plumes of snow were seen extended well beyond
ridgelines as winds were certainly increasing at higher elevations.
Throughout the week conditions were generally cloudy
but when we could see, we saw little recent avalanche activity.
Mike Koppang ASG
Public Safety Program
Kananaskis Country