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Quick reportJonBeaupre · Dec 18, 2024 · North Columbia
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- New Snow24 Hours
- 45
- Storm Snow Amount
- 45
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Wind was changing direction during the day. Hard to say which direction at ridge top due to low visibility. Snow transport at tree line and below tree line.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Site Elevation
- 1920
- Ski Penetration
- 35
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Profile dig at 1920m elevation on 34 degree angle slope, North facing. Snow height - 160cm 160 - 105: New snow - Fist 105 - 102: MFcr - Pencil minus - Decomposing 102 - 75: 4 finger ECTX CTM15 down 45 (RP) - We assumed it failed on the interface between the new snow and the previous storm snow.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 200
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 11-50
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-12-18T17:00:00.000Z
Few storm slab avalanche size 1 to 1.5 on steep alpine features. All of them natural during the am. Small cookies on steep convex rolls.