Torpy

Snowpack

therussianrunner · Nov 18, 2018 · McGregor

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, cold, wet, warm, foggy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, crusty, heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Good day sledding up the torpy. -5 @ truck in am. Trail in from parking lot minimal snow. About 35 cm at bottem of burn. Trail up burn in rough shape wasnt till at about 1300m the snow got good. Probed 145cm up higher on ridge close to 170cm in trees we were riding. Bad fog. never made it to second bowl. Turned around and went back to play in upper portion of burn as visibility was better. 1 PM heavy moisture drizzle started forming thick crust all the way up to the 1700 m we rode in. Easier to ride without goggles as they would ice up evert 10 min. Got back to truck at 330pm temp was +3. All in all fun day aside from drastic change of weather something to be notefull of going forwards later into season.

Weather

Rainfall Rate
drizzle
Sky Condition
fog
Precipitation Type
mixedSnowRain

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Elevation
1450
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
crust, variable
Whumpfing Observed
1