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Thursday, February 10, 2011
[MCR] Rockies, Crowfoot Pass
I guided a tour up to Crowfoot Pass via the Creek Route today, Feb 10th. Fine track setting conditions on the way up. Several recent slough/surface slabs to size .5 off of the west slope of Bow Peak above tree line and two chunky size 1 slab piles at the feet of the steep morraines on climber's right, at tree line, that also looked to be from the last couple of days. Moderate to strong gusts out of the north to east at the pass moving snow around. Above treeline the snow surface is wind pressed with linear ridges of thin windslabs, grabby skiing. Below treeline the skiing was quite good. Strong westerly winds growing cornices on the steep wall the borders the Crowfoot Glacier to our west.