Just returned from 3 days up at the Bow Hut where we had surprisingly good conditions in the alpine.

Travel: Bow Lake had a good freeze with the recent cold temps and no open water was found while crossing. Very low coverage traveling up the creek and unsupportive if you ventured off the track. The moraines in the vicinity of the hut and on little Crowfoot had spotty coverage necessitating careful travel in the trough features and we didn't venture too far from the commonly traveled routes. Once on the ice coverage varied from 30-50 cms in scoured windward areas to 150-250 cms in lee features. Several open crevasses we noted near St. Nic and on approach to the St. Nic / Olive col from the west. Visible sags noted on the final slopes leading up to little Crowfoot.
Snowpack: Treeline elevations and below were weak and unsupportive with total snow amounts anywhere from 30 - 70cms. The recent storm snow had accumulated to up to 20cms in sheltered alpine locations and sat over hard wind affected surfaces. We did find a large pocket of soft windslab at the entrance to the vulture col and opted to leave that one for another day. Thin windslabs were found near the St. Nic / Olive col and at the break over of the Bow Glacier but had no reactivity to ski traffic. We noted a few settlements in isolated shallow areas.
Avalanche Problems: Our main concern was the Oct/Nov deep persistent slab but did not observe any natural activity. We were on the lookout for windslabs but surprisingly the winds have not been wide spread in the alpine with most areas sporting 10-20cms of soft faceted powder skiing.

Have fun out there!