NorthEast face Glacier Crest (pillows)
SnowpackTristen van der Voort · Oct 28, 2020 · Glacier
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Wind Direction
- N
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 220
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Site Elevation
- 1980
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Pit at 1980m CTM #14 failed 50 cm down (new storm snow) Also propagated in a ECT (same layer) HS 220 HST 50 All unsupported features failed at this layer easily with the weight of a skier. Only was able to get the most recent rain crust to pop with very hard force on 1/3 tests Wind effect and wind slab present on lee side of glacier crest ridge quickly disappearing as we descended. Snow temp 30 cm down was -5 C