December 28

bonnyville

Bowman trail, Yellow Jacket gulch, Alexander Basin

upper-basin

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

6200'-9800', angles over 35°, north, east and west facing aspects.

Snow conditions

A few bare spots on the west facing trail at lower elevations.

East and west facing have thin melt freeze crusts.

North facing is soft and creamy in sheltered terrain with wind board and exposed rime crust scattered around at upper elevations.

Lower elevation north facing, shallow snow cover and brushy.

uptrack

A few patches of surface hoar in the parking lot and mid elevation meadows.

Weather

cupped

Partly cloudy skies early in the day with mild temperatures.

Increasing clouds in the afternoon with cooling temperatures.

Winds were light.

Evaluation

No cracking, no collapsing, no natural activity observed.

abasin

Good stability.

Reservations would be active wind drifts on the lee side. Could be some crossloading on other aspects.

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