Comments on: Snowshoe Hogarth Lakes to Burstall Lakes http://kananaskisblog.com/snowshoe-hogarth-burstall/2009/ Hiking, Skiing and Snowshoeing Mon, 21 May 2012 15:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ron Read http://kananaskisblog.com/snowshoe-hogarth-burstall/2009/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Ron Read Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:02:16 +0000 http://kananaskisblog.com/?p=1279#comment-364 I just did the Hogarth Lakes loop with a friend new to showshoeing. We intended to go up the draw to Burstall Lakes, but on arrival at the first Hogarth Lake it was evident that the avalanche risk was too high. We saw at least 15 size 2 avalanches on Sunday 18 April coming down off the south and east faces of Commonwealth, including several that penetrated down to where we would have been on the trail. All of them fractured right down to ground and contained lots of dirt and rock. Beautiful spring conditions, but no cohesion in the snowpack on sun-exposed surfaces. I just did the Hogarth Lakes loop with a friend new to showshoeing. We intended to go up the draw to Burstall Lakes, but on arrival at the first Hogarth Lake it was evident that the avalanche risk was too high. We saw at least 15 size 2 avalanches on Sunday 18 April coming down off the south and east faces of Commonwealth, including several that penetrated down to where we would have been on the trail. All of them fractured right down to ground and contained lots of dirt and rock.

Beautiful spring conditions, but no cohesion in the snowpack on sun-exposed surfaces.

]]> By: Ken Schmaltz http://kananaskisblog.com/snowshoe-hogarth-burstall/2009/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Ken Schmaltz Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:29:06 +0000 http://kananaskisblog.com/?p=1279#comment-205 We just did this snowshoe with the Calgary Outdoor Recreation Association. It's a great alternative to the ski trail, as you say. I'll definitely make a sidetrip to the avalanche impact pool the next time I do the pass in the summer. It'd be interesting to see the pool and mound when they aren't frozen and covered with snow. We just did this snowshoe with the Calgary Outdoor Recreation Association. It’s a great alternative to the ski trail, as you say. I’ll definitely make a sidetrip to the avalanche impact pool the next time I do the pass in the summer. It’d be interesting to see the pool and mound when they aren’t frozen and covered with snow.

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