The Gorge 07/12/2020

Snowpack

E.Nainby · Dec 7, 2020 · Jordan

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Rode on Northerly aspect slopes and found limited to no surface crusts from (~1450 to 1970m) from recent warm/sunny weather. Soft skiing on surface layers pushing through to firmer layers deeper down. Snowing heavily when we were leaving around 3pm.

Weather

Avg Temp
-2
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
2
Wind Direction
SW
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Depth
140
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NE
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
1976
Test Initiation
hard
Test Failure Depth
37
Site Elevation Band
alp, tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust, facets

CTM 19 PC @ 103cm x1 CTN x1