Old Juniper Mine/Silvertip creek Bowl

Quick report

bcarew · Feb 5, 2017 · North Bulkley

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
windAffected

Wind blown snow sitting on an ice layer down 15cm very sensitive to Sudden Planar. Facets down 20. Other buried windblown snow sitting on ice layer down 45. Depth Hoar at base. Sketchy conditions

Snowpack

SP on 15cm ice crust while cutting column. SC about 25cm down in Facets with CTE5. Other ice layers down 30, and 45, with DH at the ground. SC CTH5 at DH layer.