Its a spicy meatball

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Rytheskiguy ยท Feb 28, 2025

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Weather
warm
Ride Type
sunnySlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
heavy, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Went to dig a pit outside sunshine to see the reactivity of persistent layer and go for a mellow ski. Heard notable whumpfs in mellow treed terrain on the way up to our dig spot. Snow skied like hot pow on south/se slopes. Wind effect was evident in subalpine/ treeline exposed area(3-15 cms of 4f) Got results on test (see snowpack tab). Top 3-5 became moist by 2 pm on southerly slopes. Light winds from the south /south west , scattered skied with intense solar rad when it poked out. Would recommend mellow slopes until SPAW/ avalanche conditions improve.

Snowpack

Depth
115
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SE, S
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2300
Ski Penetration
30
Test Initiation
veryEasy
Foot Penetration
45
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
variable
Whumpfing Observed
1
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
facets

Dug in treeline south east slopes , Alpineish feature (open wind affected sparsely treed) On cutting the back of the column test got a CTVE Sudden planar down 30 cms on 2-3 mm facets ( January drought) twice in a row. ECTP 11 down 30 cms sudden planar across entire column. spicy conditions.