South Purcells are ON!

Quick report

JonBeaupre · Dec 11, 2024 · North Columbia

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

Wind affected snow at ridge top. Signs of wind on SW aspect. Un-reactive wind slab near ridge tope.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Wind Direction
SW
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
82
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
S
Site Elevation
2340
Test Initiation
none
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
crust

Test Profile on South Aspect at 2340m. (Treeline) Snow Depth 85cm 85-81: Surface Sun crust 81-60: Fist snow. 60-55: MFcr 55-0: Fist to 4 finger+ snow ECTX CTM12 down 25cm - RP (faceted crystal above the crust) Surface Sun crust only on solar aspect in specific location. No signs of the MFcr down 25cm at higher elevation.

Avalanche

Avalanche Size
1
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
moreThan48hrsAgo
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-12-09T00:06:00.000Z

No signs of avalanches in the last 24hr.