Mt Hector skimo
SnowpackBen Godwin · Mar 14, 2020 · East Side 93N
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- terrible
- Snow Conditions
- hard, windAffected, crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -30
- Max Temp
- -10
- Min Temp
- -30
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Amazing bluebird day, not a cloud in the sky very cold in the morning to very pleasant on the summit.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N
- Site Elevation
- 3394
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- variable, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Super variable snow surface, wide spread wind slab and sun crust ranging from a 1-10 cm in thickness, did not seem to have much energy. Facets and sugar in shady high alpine areas (ie: the summit block). Snow was slow and grabby when skiing, patches of ice. Lots of drum-like hollow noises periodically, some small cracks in certain areas on the crust.