Island Alpine Guides AST Courses

Snowpack

Depth

95

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

W

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

1500

Ski Penetration

15

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

30

Test Failure Depth

30

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

facets

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

other

Three profiles in similar areas all showed repeatable moderate, resistant planar shears down 30cm on decomposed fragments and down 50cm on faceted wet grains on top of crust. No reactivity in any areas skied though plenty of previous wind effect. Island Alpine Guides accesses Mosaic Forest Management private land outside the Mount Washington ski area under a license agreement with the land owner.