Maybe moderate?
Quick reportmanuelasistores · Mar 11, 2025 · Lizard-Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSlab
Walked up km15 at the gorge. Evidence of a size 1 storm slab at the top ridge skiers right in the steeper trees (which we avoided), appeared to be skier triggered recently. First skier in our group triggered a large whumph under skier 2&3s feet while dropping in from the top of the ridge. Dry loose to size 1 in steeper terrain. Red was old recent size 1 slab. Blue was our line
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N, NE
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Site Elevation Band
- btl, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- other, crust
30cm of low density new snow on March 5th crust, which was reactive to snow pack tests. CTM16 sudden collapse on graupel on top of March 5 crust. ECTX. Progressively resistant snowpack overlaying Jan30 PWL.