Sudden drop
Quick reportchristopher.g.wills · Dec 23, 2024 · Jordan
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder
Went for a ski in the typical 15km gorge area. We found around 10cms of new snow in the parking area, which seemed to increase as we gained elevation. A rain crust was present under the new snow at 1650m and below. Above this elevation, ski quality was excellent.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 209
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1950
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 100
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar
Dug pit at 1950m N aspect in the typical gorge 15km area. CTM11 produced a sudden drop/planar result down 100cm, suspected on the early December SH layer. The result seemed to have a lot of 'energy' and the column popped out like a cash register. As we were packing up, we felt and heard a very large whoomph and settlement. following this, we adjusted our objective accordingly.