South shoulder Baldy
Snowpackblackmtn · Jan 2, 2023 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees, cutBlocks
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder
SE aspects were decent skiing, S and SW had a bit of sun crust from the day before which was largely bluebird. Some surface hoar formed overnight and was present above about 1900m.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 165
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- S, SW
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2020
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 55
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Slope 30 degrees. Column test failed on the Dec 26 RC (at 55cm) after ~15 taps total, had just moved to 'from the shoulder'. Also did a shovel shear test on the 55cm crust and 110cm crust; easier failure on the 110cm crust.