[MCR] South Purcells

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Hi,

Spent today skiing mellow terrain in the South Purcells west of
Kimberley. Here's a quick update on conditions: 

- Unstable weather with some gusty winds and steady snowfall (1cm/hour),
a couple sunny breaks.

- Test profile in a treeline glade at 2250m showed the persistent weak
layer buried Feb 11th (10-20mm surface hoar) 70cm below the surface. It
was very obvious in the pit wall. This layer produced moderate 'pop' or
'sudden' results with compression tests. No other significant shears
were observed lower in the 260cm snowpack.

- Widespread whumpfing when breaking trail through low angled open
terrain between 1800m and 2100m. Less whumpfing observed above that
elevation.

- One size 2 natural avalanche observed from a distance in the lower
half of a talus slope at 1975m, looked quite recent, suspect it failed
on the Feb 11th layer.

Great ski quality, but with that layer out there don't be tempted into
steeper open terrain!

Jeff Volp,
Ski Guide
Kimberley, BC



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