Skied the north side of Observation Peak yesterday. Good powder skiing from
the summit (2900 m) down to 2350 metres. Temperature on the summit at noon
was a cool -8 C. The snow-pack is still 90 cm deep at Bow Summit with over
200 cm on the Observation Peak glacier. There is 30 -45 cm of settled snow
on top of a thick temperature crust (formed during the warm weather at the
end of April). We found moderate to hard clean shears on the crust with the
compression test. No recent avalanche activity noted.
Not many skiers on the Parkway, but still lots of good skiing.
Cheers,
Brian Webster
Mountain Guide
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