IAG AST1 Mt. Washington
Quick reportinfo · Jan 21, 2024 · East Island
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, wet, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- terrible
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, heavy, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 2
- Wind Direction
- SE
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1380
- Ski Penetration
- 5
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- crust, newSnow, variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- other
CTH23 down 15 on precipitation particles. Tried to "burp" rest of column including the crust/old snow interface down 80cm and couldn't get anything to go. At that elevation and below we observed a very thin, breakable crust at the surface that during the day got covered by about 5cm of wet HN.