Taran Ortlieb

Snowpack

Depth

260

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

N

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2400

Test Initiation

easy

Test Failure Depth

30

Surface Conditions

variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar

Moving across the Bruins glacier behind 8812 we found spread wind slab across the glacier producing easy sudden hand shears down 10cm of 1F winds slab and down 30cm of dense 1F+ slab on preserved surface hoar. We tucked tail and enjoyed hero low density skiing in the sun down 8812 bowl. The majority of N facing aspects appear to have significant wind effect at upper elevations.