Rohr ridge

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees, alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Rode stellar bowl, conditions were wind packed at the ridge line, powder in more sheltered areas. Pit dug on a north aspect 30 degree slope angle First 20cm of wind packed snow reactive from 2 hard taps from the elbow, no other layers were reactive, deep persistent layer was about 80cm down, sheered when the column was pulled from behind with shovel

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

clear

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

175

Site Aspect

N

Test Fracture

unevenBreak

Site Elevation

2100

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

15

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

15

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

variable, newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

stormSnow

Reactive layer was wind slab at ridge line from newer snow from late in the week that was wind pressed into older storm snow. Snow was less consolidated in sheltered aspects.