Mt. Engadine Burnt Trees
Quick reportlatruwe.matthew · Dec 10, 2023 · Field
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Good skiing at top of tree line. Snow conditions become variable as you move below tree line. Burn line/hike in/ski out needs more snow, lots of exposed bushes and new young growth.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Max Temp
- -9
- Min Temp
- -3
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Storm Start Date
- 2023-12-07
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2500
- Test Initiation
- veryEasy
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets, crust
Completed one test pit with 2 ECT tests. ECT 1: 30cm x 90cm column. Failure at new snow interface (50cm) at tap 4 (from hand). No propagation. Test till failure at facet/rain crust (35cm), sudden failure at tap 14 (4 from elbow). ECT 2: 30cm x 60cm column. Sudden failure at facet/rain crust (35cm) at tap 2 (from hand). See photos. Based on results, avoided open areas.