Elk Mtn
Quick reportkylebourquin · Dec 28, 2024 · East Island
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, cold
- Ride Type
- cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, deepPowder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Rainfall Rate
- drizzle
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 2
- Wind Direction
- SE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1550
- Ski Penetration
- 25
- Test Initiation
- veryEasy
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 18
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Ext Collumn: Immediate failure of extended collumn by ski weight Sudden planer, propogation 2m out from ski tip. Isolated collumn burp test: 1 light tap from elbow, sudden planer of top 15cm 3 taps from elbow, resistant planer 30cm from surface Burp test #2: 1st light tap from elbow, sudden planer of top 15cm, partial collapse at 30cm 2nd tap, resistant planer at 30cm