Wildhorse Crk

Quick report

drijber · Jan 5, 2024 · Northwest Inland

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Quick report

Weather
foggy
Ride Type
openTrees
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Not a very scenic day, but a nice day. Skied between 2400m and 1850m. Above 1900m was quite low visibility. Snow was supportive with about 20cm ski pen. No audible avalanches or visible debris found.

Snowpack

Depth
130
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
W
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Site Elevation
2330
Ski Penetration
20
Test Initiation
hard
Foot Penetration
40
Test Failure Depth
30
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow, surfaceHoar
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
other

A few layers found in snowpack. The only one to fail quite resistantly was down 30 on CTH26. A layer of note is down 65cm and consists of a 17cm thick crust (see photo).