Bombtram to Box Canyon
Snowpackadvaneyk · Feb 27, 2021 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Skied up NE ridge of bombtram to the North summit. Bootpacked a few short steep sections on the ridge up. Skied from the North summit of bombtram down the NW face and then back into the NE bowl. Skiied out the gully into box canyon. Weather was sunny with few clouds in the morning but cloud cover increased throughout the day. Wind was mostly calm with moderate gusts from the SW. Snow was very soft right from the cars at box canyon up into the NE bowl. The NW face and summit area was soft but wind affected. Dug a hasty snow pit 1m deep in sheltered location at upper East end of the NE bowl (at pin location). Tested ECTH28 down 25cm, uneven failure, no propagation observed. Shooting cracks observed on steep sections of wind affected snow. Minor sluffs were observed at the entrance to the narrow gully leading to box canyon and just above on the steep slope leading down to the lower bench.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -6
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- Precipitation Type
- none
Day started sunny, cloud cover increased throughout day. Day was calm with gusts of wind which was redistributing snow. Skin track got filled in with snow in windy areas in about an hour.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 420
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1690
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Dug a quick snow pit just over 1m deep. Was unable to bottom out a 3 meter probe in the bottom of the test pit. HS 420cm+. top 20cm F density snow 20 to 65 4F density 1F density below. ECT tested hard 28, uneven failure with no propagation. Snow surface was wind affected in wind exposed area on NW face.