TopHat

Snowpack

alpineairadventures ยท Jan 5, 2021

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Quick report

Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Skied the TopHat traverse with a small group. No new avalanche activity to report. At Hamilton Lake there was evidence of a natural cycle from probably Dec 22nd to sz 2. On the North side ski run, there was an old, again probably from the Dec 22 storm, sz 2.5 and a spooky looking glide crack skiers right below Emerald peak. On another topic, we discovered a large rock well near the base of the Top Hat maybe a cave entrance? It could be concern if covered by a thin snow bridge?! CU in the hills!

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Sky Condition
scatteredClouds

Snowpack

Depth
200
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Site Elevation
2300
Ski Penetration
35
Test Initiation
none
Foot Penetration
40
Site Elevation Band
alp

Glide crack on North side of Emerald Peak, appeared to go to ground which is presumably rock slab. Saw from 180m distance.