West Rockies mallard lodge basin
Avalanchepamann ยท Mar 13, 2020
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
7 days of skiing out of mallard lodge from March 8-14. Conditions varied over the week starting with windy conditions, some snow mid week and a strong upslope surge over the last 3 days. Since yesterday we experienced significant scouring, stripping and slabbing of all terrain at and above tree line. Strong winds made conditions challenging to be out in.
Weather
A wide mix of weather over the week. Most significant was the upslope event over March 13-14.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 250
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N, SE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2000
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 30
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- variable
Several tests showed mod To hard results in top 50 cm. Ski testing on slopes to 45deg have no results.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-03-10T07:57:00
There was no signs of any significant avalanche activity over the week. Some minor sluffing on extreme terrain