Oboe - Apostles

Snowpack

keithmewis · Dec 11, 2016 · Spearhead

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

Pit just below Oboe peak near the top of the Apostles. Great conditions and snow! 130cm total snowpack 25cm storm snow CTS1, non-planar failure on the crust at 55cm Harder rain crust at 80cm Snowpack looking the right side up with snow getting denser towards the bottom. Conditions were outstanding! Also skiied out Singing Pass which had very good coverage and conditions, didn't have to take our skis off once (though there were 2 or 3 creeks to sidestep over).

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
light
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
5
New Snow24 Hours
10
Storm Start Date
2016-12-07T20:00:00.000Z
Storm Snow Amount
25
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Depth
126
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
E
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Site Elevation
1850
Ski Penetration
25
Test Initiation
hard
Foot Penetration
60
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust

Conditions were great and snowpack was looking healthy