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December 26, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Columbia Bowls – Teton Pass

December 26, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Columbia Bowls – Teton Pass

by Jacob Urban | Dec 26, 2017 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update

December 26, 2017 Today we toured in the Northern Snake River Range over Edelweiss and skied the Shamrock into the Columbia Bowl drainage and made a few laps on the easterly aspects of the Columbia Bowls. The low angle slopes provided good snow conditions and safe...
December 18, 2017 – Snowpack Update -Mount Glory –  Little Tuck’s – Teton Pass

December 18, 2017 – Snowpack Update -Mount Glory – Little Tuck’s – Teton Pass

by Jacob Urban | Dec 19, 2017 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update

On Monday, December 18, 2017, I took a walk up to the summit of Mount Glory in the Southern Teton Range. Our original objective was to take snowpack observations in the Great White Hump area. The wind and obscured visibility suggested that there were better days in...
November 13, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Togwotee Pass Area – East Breccia Drainage

November 13, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Togwotee Pass Area – East Breccia Drainage

by Jacob Urban | Nov 13, 2017 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update

A quick trip up to Togwotee Pass for a dig and a tour on Breccia Peak provided beautiful blue skies, some great turns and favorable observations in the snowpack. While our observations today suggested the snowpack is trending towards stability…we had a few take...
November 6, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Avalanche Bowl – Teton Pass

November 6, 2017 – Snowpack Update – Avalanche Bowl – Teton Pass

by Jacob Urban | Nov 7, 2017 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update

Following the multi day storm of the past week, we traveled out to Avalanche Bowl on the south side of Teton Pass. While the snowpack continues to gain strength and depth we had a few take aways from our observations. Pros: The snow pack is getting deeper…depth...
October 22, 2017 – Snowpack Update – East Breccia Drainage – Togwotee Pass Area

October 22, 2017 – Snowpack Update – East Breccia Drainage – Togwotee Pass Area

by Jacob Urban | Oct 22, 2017 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update

The snowpack in the Togwotee Pass Area is gaining depth but with a snow height of 78cm it is still relatively shallow. While there is little instability shown in standard snowpack tests it is important to recognize the current weak structure. This structure is the...
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