Nak Thak Col
Quick reportalexandrataran · Mar 18, 2025 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
TL: Wind effect, easy hand shear results. BTL: Incredibly rudimentary snow profile with CTE RP results in upper (wind affected) layers of the snowpack.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Periods of snowfall and periods of broken clouds. PP type graupel. Light winds BTL, moderate winds TL.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N, SE, NE, S
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- btl, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow, other
Very rudimentary profile, mostly to test upper layers of the snowpack, due to observed wind effect. Solar crust (Mar15) seen on S’ly (suspected bed surface in avalanche photos) not present in NE’ly profile.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE, NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-03-17T07:00:00.000Z
Multiple Na avalanches observed, both on tour and from the highway. Most were Sz 1, one Sz 2 observed. Suspect SE’ly avalanche bed surface to be Mar 15th MFcr.