Sunday Evening Feb. 19th at Gibbons Pass below Storm Mountain between
Twin Lakes and Redearth Creek in Banff Nat'l Park
Snowpack is around 150-175 cm deep at treeline (2300m)
Valentine surface hoar, suncrust, facets buried under 40cm of light,
but not too light snow. Most of this new snow fell at around -5 to -10
degrees with not too much wind. Yesterday at treeline in the evening
the winds picked up and were building a slab. New cornices had formed
and the wind was still blowing this morning under clear skies. Little
natural avalanche activity yet and I wasn't trying any ski cutting
with the Chariot in tow so no report there.
That is one ugly beast of a layer buried out there. Here is a photo of
the surface hoar that is buried-at treeline on a north aspect in
Gibbons Pass. 20 meters to the left this layer was a suncrust-tricky
for sure.
Anna Brown
ACMG Ski Guide
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