Sale Mtn
Snowpackjsztanko · Dec 6, 2020 · North Selkirk
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, cutBlocks, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Went up Sale for chill day. Snowmobiled and snowboarded in some of the regrowth of the old cutblocks.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -2
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 130
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1755
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, btl
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow, crust
Surface hoar avg 13mm, widespread. Growth is on storm interfaces of variable crystals to 25 cms, sitting on 4F-1F rounds to 82cm; 4cm P crust/facets 82-86cm (poss Nov 17?). 1F rounds to 114cm with K crust to 118cm (Nov 5). 1F to 125cm with a thin facet/decomposing layer to 128cm near ground. Temps consistent from 10cm to base, nothing outside accepted ranges. CTM 10, BRK, down 25cm, likely storm interface CTH 29, SC, down 114cm on crust (likely Nov 5)