Pipestone
Quick reportmikewheater · Mar 14, 2024 · LLSA
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
10cm ski pen. Low density faceting snow.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2300
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- facets
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
CTM 20,CTH 22,22 (SC) down 50cm on FC sz 1mm. Feb rain crust not found.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2800
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-14T20:00:00.000Z
Observed on Mt Richardson across the valley. Midday solar radiation. See photo.