Pedley Pass

Quick report

Local Shreddar · Jan 4, 2025 · Northwest Inland

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Went up to Pedley for a few laps today, skiing was okay but pretty tracked out in areas. another group of skiers triggered an avalanche in the main bowl looked to be about a size 2 which slid to the ground and travelled 400m down the path. no one was hurt.

Snowpack

Depth
95
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2330
Test Initiation
hard
Test Failure Depth
35
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
facets

Dug a pit on a wind-affected slope about 95cm deep. CTH21 SP down 35cm on facets. lower snowpack was all facets but seemed to be pretty consolidated in this particular spot. snowpack depth ranged from 85-110cm