Skied in the Mollars area in the Kicking Horse slack country Jan16/17. The late December surface hoar is down 40-60 cm now in below treeline to treeline elevations and VERY reactive. We observed numerous, heavy and widespread whumpfing, remote triggered a 2.5ish slab, and counted
3 other skier triggered 1.5-2ish slabs. Most of the snowpack below the surface hoar layer is strongly faceted.
Thomas Exner
Mountain Guide (IFMGA / UIAGM)