Jubiliee Bowl
SnowpackMike Fawcett · Jan 24, 2021 · Quesnel
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
A quet ski day, light snow off an on for most of the day, -8 Deg C at the trail head. 2-3 cm of fresh snow over a consolidated base, snow depth was variable based on aspect. Wind affected at upper elevations with small cornice formations above some northern aspects
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- NW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 2
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NE, NW
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1700
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 2
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
I dug 2 pits this day: Pit 1 @ 1700m NE Aspect HS 150 cm CT21 Clean Break on a crust layer @ 30cm down CT25 Clean Break on a crust layer @ 70cm down CT28 Uneven Break over facets @ 110cm down ECTN18 Uneven Break @ 40cm down Snowpack on the NE Aspect was well consolidated, with apparent bonding at crust layers Facets above and below crust layer @ 110cm Down Pit 2 @1850 WNW Aspect HS: 70 cm CT24 Uneven Break on a crust layer @ 40cm down EXTN26 Uneven Breakon a crust layer @ 40cm Down Snowpack very faceted with several crust layers throughout snowpack elevation. While facets exist, the snowpack appears to be well bonded.


