Feather peak area (North end valley)

Snowpack

Tyler de Jong · Feb 10, 2018 · Vancouver Island

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Feather peak area. Nice inversion near the Hwy summit (-9C). Dug a quick pit NE aspect 1200m. Five crusts identified in the top 50cm. Layer at 35cm from the surface failed on CT hard ~6. Snow hardness of ~pencil throughout. Bulletproof suncrust and scoured on SW slopes, wind deposited softer snow on NE slopes.

Snowpack

Feather peak area. Nice inversion near the Hwy summit (-9C). Dug a quick pit NE aspect 1200m. Five crusts identified in the top 50cm. Layer at 35cm from the surface failed on CT hard ~6. Snow hardness of ~pencil throughout. Bulletproof suncrust and scoured on SW slopes, wind deposited softer snow on NE slopes.