Round Mountain

Snowpack

Iaan Johnston · Dec 27, 2020 · Garibaldi

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, cloudy, wet
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
powder, heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Snowpack

Depth
280
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Site Elevation
1580
Ski Penetration
20
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow

280 cm base depth on north aspect of Paul ridge. Compression test: - Storm layer let go at 235 cm after 7 wrist taps - Then, rain crust let go at 210 cm after 4 shoulder taps