Miner's Pk. Couloir, above Canmore, Rockies East Slope.
Rough travel and skiing on the approach to and descent of the Miner's Pk Couloir above Canmore. Good travel on Ha Ling hiking trail but very poor travel once you start to traverse behind Miner's pk.
The snow in the Couloir and all the way down the gully is in the painful transition between winter and spring. Recent snow is badly wind affected and will probably have a temperature crust below the main bowl by tomorrow. Lots of barely covered rocks all over the skiing terrain. A good adventure but very nasty skiing.
Hard to recommend it in these conditions. I would assume similiar if not worse ski conditions all through the far east slopes. The snow is white but not quite right.
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide