Pedley Pass

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy

Ride Type

openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Good conditions at pedley pass today. New storm snow is riding really well everywhere. Saw many natural avalanches and kept are riding conservative with the sketchy snowpack

Weather

Avg Temp

-11

Min Temp

-10

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Wind Direction

N

Storm Start Date

2024-02-29

Storm Snow Amount

40

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

140

Site Aspect

NE

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2310

Ski Penetration

45

Test Initiation

moderate

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust, stormSnow, facets

Average snow depth at 2300m was 130-160cm. About 40cm of new storm snow from the past week. We dug one quick pit and did a compression test: CT2 SP down 15cm last night's snow CT15 down SP down 60cm on Feb 3 crust CT25 SP down 90cm on facets Kept it conservative with riding choices sticking to skier compacted slopes.

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

2.5

Start Zone Aspect

SW, W, E

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln, alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-03-01T07:00:00.000Z

Saw many natural avalanches size 2-3. Likely happened during the latest storm