Dolomiti shoulder

Snowpack

intothineyre · Dec 29, 2021 · East Side 93N

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Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Sky Condition
fewClouds
Wind Direction
SW
Precipitation Type
none

Thursday Dec 30. 13:00 hrs at 2230 m: -19, calm, thin cloud on peaks and in valley bottom. 14:00 hrs at 2500 m: -24, light SW wind, ice crystals.

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SE
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Test Initiation
easy
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow

Thurs Dec 30, 13:00. Easy hand shears on way up above ~ 2150 m on a planar layer, though unconsolidated. Quick pit at 2230 m on SE aspect on 30 deg slope: HS 165; 165-140cm Fist; CT4 uneven P @ 140cm; 140-110cm 4F-1F; CT15 RP @ 110cm (Dec 2 layer); 1F below. A fair amount of stuffing on descent; and a ski cut at ~2275 m on a lee SE slope, on a convex roll broke off a small 0.5 slide below the cut: ~10 m wide, down ~ 25 cms, 50m run. Cracking noted. (no involvement)