Mt. Harvey
Snowpackches.sterling · Nov 27, 2022 · South Bulkley
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
Went up Harvey for an overnight to test my sleep setup and see what the storm brought. Tree skiing at treeline is good to go. Below treeline would still be vary hard travel without a good trail. Some new cornice growth above Harvey's east avi paths from the storm. Winds were changing to eastern through the day.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- SE
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Winds were changing from the storm winds from the west to the outflow winds from the east.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 90
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1500
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 65
- Sled Penetration
- 0
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar
Dug on 25 degree bank near a gully @ treeline. Getting consistent hard compression test results (resistant planar) down 50cm in the snowpack, on a layer of preserved surface hoar. Below this is mostly facets.