Yeoward
Snowpackitstommy · Nov 30, 2020 · Whatshan
Quick report
- Weather
- foggy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, cutBlocks
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- fog
- Wind Direction
- SE
- Precipitation Type
- none
Zero visibility, was difficult to follow our tracks back
Snowpack
- Depth
- 90
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2000
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 25
- Test Failure Depth
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
results at 25 down on CTE 3 this berally qualified a non planer break due to the nature of minor movement . Resistant planer break on Halloween ice crust 70 down, but had to be forced for science reasons after Compression test. Entire snow pack could be picked up. Area was gladed at 20°. AIR TEMP -6.5 T10 -6.6 Snow pack Temps dropped approx 1° for each 10 cm Size 1 surface hoar developing in lower el below could cover