Narao Shoulder
Quick reportbbowyer · Dec 30, 2025 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- cutBlocks, alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
No wind effect noted until ~2050 where trees thinned and wind affected snow appeared in more open slope areas. Mostly tracked now, but still good snow below 2000m (prob above in denser trees)
Snowpack
- Depth
- 165
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Site Elevation
- 2025
- Ski Penetration
- 35
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- depthHoar
ECTN 35deg F to 145, 4F to 90, 1F to 45. We found no crusts. Below 45 facets and roots. After no result test, pulled at the column. No movement. Pulled harder and eventually pulled the entire extended column off as one solid block (on depth hoar of 2-3mm at base)