Early Season Turns

Quick report

Ride Type

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Snow Conditions

crusty

Skiing supportive snow above tree line and fun facets below tree line down to 1300m. Hoar frost up to 1700m, more prominent on south slopes between 1300-1600m (Picture at 1600m). Slight crust below frost. Hand shears on a north aspect showed a resistant planar type failure around 10cm on features that were wind scoured above 1500m.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

W

New Snow24 Hours

0

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N, S, E

Test Fracture

sudden

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

5

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

crust, surfaceHoar, facets

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust