Haines Pass (Nadahini - Green shack)
Snowpackjocelyn_nadeau · Jan 1, 2017 · Chilkat Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Riding Quality
- terrible
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
Went to take a look at snow conditions in the pass. Snow conditions very poor. Good travel with little to no ski penetration!
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -8
- Max Temp
- -4
- Min Temp
- -14
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- intense
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- N
- New Snow24 Hours
- 3
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Strong N wind in the alpine (current wind affected snow mostly the result of dominant S winds). Cross loading, Reverse loading: all aspects wind affected!
Snowpack
- Depth
- 190
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1120
- Ski Penetration
- 5
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 15
- Test Failure Depth
- 15
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Dug a pit at GR 088200 at 1120m on a small 30 degree E-facing wind loaded pocket. Did a shovel shear test, a compression test and an extended column test with the following results: HS (190) STM (175) CTE0 (175) CTM15 (160) CTM17 (128) ECTH22 (102). The most recent windslabs at 15cm and 30cm from surface are most reactive. Given the very variable height of snow (HS from 130cm in the flats to 190cm in the snow pit to 15cm higher on the ridge around rock outcrop), one still has to keep in mind the deeper slabs sitting on a rain crust (30 cm) and facets to the ground (0-30cm). Ski quality was terrible! Wind affected snow on all aspects (today's wind was straight N).