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Quick reportTrapper Gilowski · Dec 29, 2023 · Chic-Choc Mountains
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp
Snow was better then expected, we targeted northerly aspects as that was where the best riding was area was pretty wind affected at TL and ALP but soft powder in sheltered areas
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 1
- Max Temp
- 2
- Min Temp
- -2
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Wind Direction
- S
- New Snow24 Hours
- 6
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Temperature inversion at 1100m. Winds lighter then forecasted previous wind affect with most alpine features scoured with loaded gullies.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 97
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1600
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Sled Penetration
- 20
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 60
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar
Very shallow with an average HS at TL 90-120cm
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- N, NE, SE
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1600
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-12-29T19:30:00.000Z
Several older slides on N NE SE aspects at treeline 1500-1659m start zones suspect the SH layers down 40 and 60