Blackcomb glacier snow pit

Snowpack

Depth

300

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2360

Ski Penetration

3

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

10

Test Failure Depth

25

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

crust

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

Snow pack observation at 2360m on Blackcomb glacier northwest aspect 34 degree slope, no presip, clear sky's, light wind, air temp 0 A 3 cm crem brûlée at surface on top of needle crystals size 2 mm, CT 14 down 5cm, ECTP 16 down 5 cm, 4F snow down 23cm, 1F down to jan 29th crust down 40cm, pencil - 1F snow down to one metre, CT22 down 25cm, ECT 25 down 25, we also had a CT28 down 50 in the middle of jan 29th crust - ECTX down 50