Northern Church Hill Range Slabs
Quick reportleake.aaron · Feb 15, 2026 · Churchill
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
Found 30cm of new snow above 2100. Weak facets, fist soft, above and below a crust at 40cm. Partial propagation at 44cm with an ECT at 17. Had a 30m x 50m area collapse on a 30-33 degree slope a few steps away from our test pit, was enough to keep us away from anything steeper. Similar facet and crust profile on north and south slopes in the area. Additional whumphing
Snowpack
- Depth
- 140
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2200
- Ski Penetration
- 25
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Weak facets, fist soft, above and below a sun crust around 40cm deep, ECT partial propagation 44cm down at tap 17. Had a 40m x 50m area collapse on a 30-33 degree slope a few feet from our snow pit, was enough to keep us away from steeper slopes. Similar facet and crust profile on south and north aspects in the area. Whumps on another E ridge at 2300m