[MCR] Selkirks: Kokanee

Part way through a cold Kokanee...min temps have been in the -33 range, maximums around -18. 

Only one recent avalanche, a size 1.5 windslab in a crossloaded gully feature in the alpine, probably ran on Dec 6.

On Dec 6 there was a major wind event from the NE that stripped a lot of snow in open alpine areas and created areas of hard windslab. There has been a shear on facetted decomposing/fragmented particles down about 40 cm all aspects/elevations but it has mostly been resistant in character and not reactive to skis. The October crust is down about 130 cm in an average snowpack depth of 165 cm. Although the crust occasionally has some facets around it, it is unreactive to tests.

We have been avoiding wind loaded areas and there is good skiing at treeline/below treeline elevations.

Marc Deschenes/Mark Klassen

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