Tunnel Tour
SnowpackAlexWray · Mar 15, 2023 · Lizard
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, heavy
We skied a lap of Sunnyside, followed by Home Run. A thin rain crust above consolidated storm snow made for some interesting but surprisingly decent skiing. The crust was minimally obstructive to skiing above 1600m, but thickening significantly below. Little notable slab characteristics were found. Facets still present in bottom of snowpack. HS ~100cm at 1900m. We found freezing rain up to ~1600m in late morning, and S-1 in valley bottom at 16:00.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 0
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Rainfall Rate
- drizzle
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Start Date
- 2023-12-07
- Storm Snow Amount
- 50
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Light freezing rain in morning up to 1600m. S-1 in the valley bottom at 16:00. Some gusts creating light blowing snow at ridgetop.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 100
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- S, SE, E
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Foot Penetration
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, btl
- Surface Conditions
- crust
Rain crust on surface. Very thin above 1600m, thickening below. Recent storm snow feels well consolidated (4f), with little notable slab characteristics. Facets still present in bottom of the snowpack.