Triangle Moraine

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

We stayed at the Asulkan Hut on Wednesday (Feb 5). We skied the trees below the hut that afternoon and didn't notice any signs of instability. The snow rode great although it was a little slow because of the cold and abrasiveness of the snow. This morning (Feb 6) we skied down the ridge line that wraps around the hut skiers left down to the bottom of the drainage below the Triangle Moraine. We then made our way up the moraine using an existing skin track lookers left along the ridge. It was cold in the shade but beautiful in the sun. I dug a pit at the top of the moraine and got a result of CTH25 down 60cm, RP on what seemed to be the Jan 7 SH layer. HS was 190cm. The ski down the moraine was amazing!

Weather

Avg Temp

-18

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

clear

New Snow24 Hours

0

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

190

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

1990

Test Initiation

hard

Test Failure Depth

60

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar

CTH25 down 60, RP on what seemed to be the Jan 6 SH layer