Wendy Thompson Hut
Quick reportRSyl · Jan 25, 2024 · Cariboos
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
New dry snow and slight cooler weather from 24-25th created good skiing at treeline- poor visibility and high ridge top winds on the 25th made for safety type skiing in the alpine. Signs of cross loading and very small soft slabs by the end of the day on the 25th.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -1
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- S
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Windy at 2100-2200m on Jan 25th with signs of cross loading and soft slabs forming in alpine slopes by the end of the day.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 140
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1950
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Jan 25th at treeline: 10cm of new snow, on 20-30cm of 4f to 1f snow down to 35cm Compression test 23 at 40cm down on a layer of faceted snow sitting on a very thin weak crust.