Macdonald West shoulder
Quick reportdylanmcgrannit · Nov 27, 2024 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Snowpack
- Depth
- 120
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2200
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 28
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Dug a pit at 2200m before heading down for some good turns. A compression test resulted in a fracture at 30cm after 15 taps and another fracture at 85cm after 17 taps. Slope angle was roughly 35 degrees. Everything below 1700m needed more snow... lots of rocks and alders still exposed and hiding just below the surface ready to grab your skis!