5 Mile
SnowpackShawnN · Mar 13, 2022 · Ymir
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
We rode 5 mile and had great riding conditions and stepped out a shallow pit around 40cm deep.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Max Temp
- -12
- Min Temp
- -1
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Rainfall Rate
- pouring
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Start Date
- 2022-03-12
- Storm Snow Amount
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 0
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2100
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Performed a compression test roughly 40cm deep and had a sudden compression failure roughly 25cm with a result of CTM15. The failure plane was located below the crust and the new snow had bonded well above the crust.