Copper Crown cutblocks
Quick reportSpencer Michie · Jan 23, 2024 · East Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- warm
- Ride Type
- cutBlocks, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp
We observed quite a few areas whoomph and large fractures of approx 20-30 feet but nothing moved more that a couple inches
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 2
- Max Temp
- 4
- Min Temp
- -3
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Storm Snow Amount
- 30
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
It has warmed up a lot over the last couple days making the top layers much heavier.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 100
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N, NE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1700
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 30
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- corn
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, depthHoar
bottom 15-30 cm is facets however we did not see much reactivity from this layer. we observed a lot of reactivity from the crust/ hoar layer about 30cm from the top. The depth hoar was sensitive however the slab on top did not want to move much once settled. I'm sure this would have been a lot more of a concern if we were on steeper slopes