Marinkas hill
SnowpackDevinWittig · Feb 5, 2022 · Chilkat Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Rode marinas hill in Haines pass. Great riding quality in the trees. 20-30 cm fresh . No slab like properties in the snow. Stayed away from alpine due to predicted increased winds throughout day and snow available to transport
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 900
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 35
- Test Failure Depth
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Did 2 ct tests with failure at cth 29. Both in rain crust buried about 45 down Seems to be bonding well