The Lazy Boys got wet
Quick reportnick.nelson904 · Dec 21, 2024 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, wet
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- terrible
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Punchable crusts at and below treeline, saturated snow, and poor visibility made for a character building kind of day. However, good coverage from the road to the lazy boy ridge.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 2
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Rainfall Rate
- raining
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- SW
- Storm Start Date
- 2024-12-18
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Below 1900m, raining all day with brief breaks. Moderate South-West ridgetop winds. Very poor visibility in open terrain from fog and flat light.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 45
- Surface Conditions
- crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Good coverage at the road, about 50cm. Below treeline, surface layer was punchable rain crust above 50cm of saturated snow. At 1650 in the boulder field, hand shear failed with moderate pressure 45 cm down on a crust. At treeline, rain crust was more supportive with a similar saturated snow layer. Broke my powder baskets punching in an out of the crust :'( At about 1800m, the rain crust thinned to firm storm snow.