Stanley Mitchell Glades

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy, cloudy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

heavy, powder, wet

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Out to Stanley Mitchell from Tuesday the 23rd to Thursday the 25th. Profile dug on the middle day. Overall weather for the trip was overcast and warming to around 0°c midday with occassional breaking clouds and sun, a few fresh cms over the three days. Heavy wet snow with midday temps. Observed settling, whoomps and shooting cracks off the skin track in open terrain approaching 30°. Kick turns collapsed on corners in steep exposed terrain on faceted layers. Heavy snow made for slower skiing but still good in the trees.

Weather

Avg Temp

-3

Max Temp

1

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

W

New Snow24 Hours

5

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

90

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N, NW, NE

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2200

Ski Penetration

30

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

55

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

76

Site Elevation Band

tln, btl

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

depthHoar

Photo of profile notes attached. CTM 12 (RP) down 15 on PPgr CTM 13 (RP) down 15 on PPgr ECTN 12 (RP) down 15 on PPgr CTM 15 (RP) down 38 on FC CTM 15 (SP) down 76 on DH CTM 19 (SP) down 76 on DH

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

looseWet

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2300

Runout Zone Elevation

2250

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-24T19:00:00.000Z

Wet loose, assumed storm snow, released off alpine rocks during warming midday. Main debris approx 20m long, large chunks and pinwheeling extended to 50m. Circled red in photos with run length indicated.