KP Conditions - Dec 29, 2016

Kootenay Pass has been awesome this week. It was starting to get a little bit of a wind slab today in the unsheltered areas, but the trees are still spectacular - best I've seen for this time of year since I've been touring the last five years.

And a note about parking. This is strictly my opinion, so do with it what you want. 
There is now a sign (not immediately visible) requesting backcountry skiers to park east of the summit. This is probably due to the safety concern and trucker's concern when the parking lot is full. If the parking lot is empty though, I see no problem with parking one row of vehicles at the summit. If you get there and the first row of parking os occupied, maybe that is when we should move on to the "overflow" lot on the east side of the lake.