Chickadee Valley, Kootenay NP
SnowpackMike Bee · Jan 23, 2021 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Weather
- cold
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
There was a strong inversion over the area we rode. It was -18 on the valley floor and +8 degrees at the top of tree line. The snow was about 60% tracked out, and starting to become denser. Treed areas were not wind affected. The valley was quite popular, we saw about 8 people on the up track, with another two larger groups (4-5 people in each) skiing in the alpine above our turns through the trees, where we meet 2 more skiers.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 8
- Min Temp
- -19
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- clear
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Snow Amount
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 200
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- W
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 12
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Uniform and quite stable snow. Compression Tap Test - Eventual failure at 10-12 cm after 10 hard open hand hits.