[MCR] Crowfoot Pass

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Toured to Crowfoot Pass today, April 18, via the "Creek Route" (page  
166, Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies, 3rd edition). We parked on  
the highway adjacent to the creek and skied directly to it and that  
was fine through open timber. Supportive melt freeze crust the whole  
way with 10 cm of new snow on top of it above treeline, great  
traveling. Had 2 whumpfing settlements on the flats leading into the  
col, a wind scraped melt/freeze crust dropping into the basal facets  
would be my guess. Great ski quality on the way down. The crust was  
supportive all the way back to the road with the only dropping to  
ground happening 50  cm away from the highway at 1 pm.

A good tour.

Happy trails,

Barry Blanchard
UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
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