[MCR] ACMG Asst Hiking Guide course Bow Valley and Kananaskis Sept 6-13, 2014

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

A group of 8 students and 2 instructors spent the last 8 days hiking, 
trekking and backpacking in the Canmore, Spray lakes and Kananaskis 
areas. Here are some findings from out trips.

The week started off with seasonal conditions with trips to Prairie 
View Peak, Quiate Valley. and day hiking in the Bow Valley.
Conditions deteriorated late Sept 7th with approx 10cm snow valley 
bottom. Snow continued Sept 8th with and additional 10cm in Canmore 
at valley bottom.

September 9th we hiked up to West Wind pass where new snow amounts on 
the Spray lakes road were less than in the main valley corridor, with 
approx 10cm on the ground at the parking lot in the morning.
September 10th, we measured 40cm of snow in the valley bottom in 
Harvie Heights, which continued till late in the afternoon.

The group did a 3 day backpacking trip starting on Sept 11 from Baldy 
trail head, south over a ridge system to Wasootch ridge. Snow depth 
from 30-40cm gradually melted to 10-20cm on depending on aspect. Some 
minor snowballing and sluffing was noted on solar aspects. At higher 
elevations there was not much melting noted on northerly aspects.

There were many down trees on the start of the Baldy pass trail. 
Would expect to encounter similar trail conditions throughout the 
eastern slopes that were affected by this recent storm.

Peter Amann  Mountain Guide
Helen Sovdat  Mountain Guide



Peter Amann
www.incentre.net/pamann/
pamann at incentre.net
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