Logbook

CROWFOOT PASS

• Distance: 15 KM return
• Time: 6-7 hrs
• Height gain: 750 M
• Max elevation: 3267 M
• Grade: Intermediate

The trip to Crowfoot Pass is one of the finest in the Northern region. It usually has lots of snow, the views are great and the travel across meadows and through open forest is excellent. Highly recommended.

Hazards: There is some avalanche danger skiing up the drainage towards the pass and a fatality has occurred here. Although the hillsides are small they are sufficiently large to be deadly.

Directions: Make your way to the crowfoot glacier view point 32 km up the main road from the junction at the entrance of the North

From there head straight over the snowbank and down a short steep hill to the trees below. Cross the flats traveling south-east down the valley, then ski through a narrowing of the meadow and out into a second open area. The view of the surrounding peaks is outstanding.

Continue until the flats pinch off and the river begins. Put on your skins there and head straight up the creek. The traveling is easy and the angle is reasonable. Good snow cover is necessary so it is best to do this trip later in the season. The creek gains about 100m upward and approaches the cliff looming above through the trees. Keep following the creek.

At one point the creek levels out for a short distance, there is a nice outcrop of quartize to sit on at the pass and there are outstanding views down the Valley and Mount Temple. The sun stays long into the afternoon. The return journey can be fun and there is excellent terrain to make turns.

DAY 1

• Wx forecast:

Precip NIL, -3 C to 3.3 C, Light wind (20km/h South), 50% cloud cover, Freezing level 1300M

• Snowpack Concerns:

Warming up on S aspect, snow transport in Alpine, Recent persistent layer down 100/150 cm

• Avalanche concerns:

Wind Slab concern size 1-2 possible to likely

• Danger rating:

Alpine M | Treeline M | Below Treeline L

• Confidence rating:

Alpine M | Treeline M | Below Treeline M

• Avalanche observation:

Size 1 on S aspect, point release

• Field Weather:

5797 FT , nil precip, calm wind, 0.3 C, HS 205

• snowpack observation:

CTH 26 down 11 (B), CTH 28 down 36 (RP), CTM 15 down 19 (B), CTM 26 down 19 (B)

DAY 2

• Wx forecast:

SE Ridge Wind 50-80 km/h, 15-25 cm new snow, freezing levels 1900M, -5 C, Front coming in

• Snowpack Concerns:

Suncrust on solar aspect, new snow and snow transport, wind slab on lee aspect(NW) in alpine, stellar layer down 15 cm CTE7 NE, week layer down 96 cm

• Avalanche concerns:

Wind slab from windloading NW aspect, loose wet

• Danger rating:

Alpine C | Treeline C | Below Treeline M

• Confidence rating:

Alpine M | Treeline M | Below Treeline G

DAY 3

• Wx forecast:

Flurries ending in morning, freezing level 1300M, -1 C, wind 50/60 km/h reducing in afternoon, trace of accumulation

• Snowpack Concerns:

M to S wind causing snow transport on Lee aspect and cross loading W-NW, 30cm new snow. CTM 11 down 65 | CTH 28 down 75

• Avalanche concerns:

Storm slab on all aspect at treeline and Alpine, possile sz 1-2 wind slab on N-NW aspect in Alpine. Possible to likely sz 1-2

• Danger rating:

Alpine C | Treeline C | Below Treeline C

• Confidence rating:

Alpine M | Treeline M | Below Treeline M

• Avalanche observation:

Size 1 on S aspect, point release

• Field Weather:

6057 FT , 5 cm new snow, Light wind, -2 C, HS 220

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