20/02/08 Back of Rhenshaw

Quick report

Jesse Victoor · Feb 8, 2020 · Renshaw

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Obvious signs of wind effected zones. Boot penetration of 45cm. Did a Compression test on a 25 degree south west facing slope around 1900m that had a sudden collapse at 25cm on hit #2 with second sudden collapse at 75 cm on hit #24. Results were repeated on second CT. Extended column test did not fail but we suspect if done on a steeper slope, it could potentially fail. Area had more fresh snow then was originally forecasted.