Narnia - Beta
Snowpackironmatt · Mar 4, 2020 · Powell River
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, crusty
Pit test on ridge above Narnia and above Beta Lake indicated 10cm Crust with persistent slab down 30-40cm. Top 10cm crust producing shears with hand test as well as at 30-40cm. Skiers weight above pit showed top 10cm crust cracking / shearing and releasing very easily. Moved to mellow slopes into Beta Lake and stayed away from steeper aspects. Snow in Beta and Sentinel area had top layer crust tricky to make turns.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW, NE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 10
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, alp
- Surface Conditions
- crust, variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar