East Peak - Pretty good but still early season
Quick reporterikpervin · Nov 20, 2024 · South Okanagan
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- hard, powder, windAffected
Conditions deteriorated around 2000m where wind affected snow was mixed with 20-30cm of powder. The south side of east peak was wind scoured in places and conditions variable overall. Nicer powder skiing closer to 1900m and below. Lots of sharks still out there - hit 3.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -13
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Rainfall Rate
- raining
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- S
- New Snow24 Hours
- 5
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 80
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2150
- Ski Penetration
- 7
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 18
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Q2 shear quality. Lower 45cm of snowpack well consolidated and bonded together, finger density. No propagation on ECT. Multiple weak layers: second WL at 40cm and third at 45cm. All three are thin crusts 1cm or so thick with hand hardness more than 1 step harder than slab above them and grain sizes (viewed by eye) that are very different than respective slabs above.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 3
- Slab Width
- 1
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 10
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- S, SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 36
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2048
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-11-20T20:30:00.000Z
Triggered a tiny slide on a test slope. Convex roll, skier tested/stomped and small slab propagate and slid down. Seems like a somewhat reactive layer.