Baribeau
Quick reportnpin · Mar 15, 2025 · St. Mary
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
Sorry no pics. Very wintery once you get above 1700m. 30-40 cm new snow from the last few days. Great skiing, very low density new snow, minimal slab properties observed, except on steep slopes at tree line. Did not observe Alpine. Saw a couple of recent natural avalanches and heard one audible. Would expect a more extensive natural cycle with a bit more load.
Weather
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 40
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Very light winds, variable direction, did not observe alpine. Temps were warm, estimate near zero in the afternoon.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1750
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
CTM 12 resistant planar, down 30 cm at storm snow interface. CTM 19 resistant planar, down 60 cm, failed above a thin crust. Top 30 cm is very low density, below this the snow is consolidating into a slab.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 80
- Slab Width
- 80
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2270
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-03-15T18:00:00.000Z
Two size 1-2 storm slab, estimate 24-48 hours old. ~10 cm of new snow has fallen since then. Wide propagation, ran about 80 m onto a bench and stopped. Very soft slab. Quick investigation at crown, CTM 11 RP down ~40 cm, failed on old storm snow (1 mm DF). While transitioning, audible avalanche that lasted several seconds. Not sure where it occurred.