Monkton
Quick reportjonah · Dec 29, 2024 · Kootenay Boundary
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Did not ski any East aspects. A big thank you to the Cariboo ski touring club for maintaining access to an excellent area.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Max Temp
- -8
- Min Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Snow Amount
- 15
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 0
Predominant South wind has loaded all N, E, and W slopes to some extent.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 175
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1895
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 55
- Test Failure Depth
- 55
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, other
RP CTM 1 down 33cm RP CTM 6 down 55cm Faceting layer down 162cm to ground. We tested a wind-loaded, minimally sun-exposed aspect.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 5
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 150
- Start Zone Aspect
- E, W
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- wetSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1850
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-12-29T20:45:00.000Z
Unknown weak layer on the step down (East aspect), although we discovered a layer of facets on the ground when digging a pit on a different aspect.