Berg Lake / Anne-Allice
SnowpackAlan Lerchs · Dec 31, 2020 · Robson
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Max Temp
- -4
- Min Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- SE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowfall rate was less than 1cm an hour Wind was light sustained but gusting up to 50km/h Our observations of new storm snow are limited due to terrain and timing. Temperatures were very steady around -5 for a lot of our trip (Dec 30-31st) but rising on Jan 1st.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2100
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 25
- Test Failure Depth
- 70
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
HS variable (120-180cm) although observations were taken nearby small ridge feature. No signs of SH in upper snowpack - 20cm HST - Well settled and uniform snowpack down 55cm. - Minor crust down 55cm (possibly melt freeze from the inversion?) - Biden (early nov rain) crust down 70cm - Basal facets beneath CT produced moderate results (13) on Biden crust.