Super slope east glades
Snowpacktodd_allison · Mar 19, 2022 · Spray - KLakes
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder, crusty
Early start with a calm, warm climb up Tryst. Wind picked up at the ridge top and it started to snow lightly (s-1); we could see the predicted storm coming. Went straight to Super Slope after peeking down Tryst chutes (looked good line there were still fresh lines). No evidence of instabilities on the climb. As we started to hit the clearing we noticed the affect of the wind on the snow. We checked the snowpack (pit) and found layers of wind slabs. Soft snow (4f) about 15cm the “sandwiches” of layers +/- 10cm thick. Non reactive and consistent density (1f). You could “pull” layers apart. Did a ski cut on first opening. No result but it was wind hammered. Further west was wind scoured and it looked thin. Decided to retreat back to the glades and found much better skiing. About 15-20 on a bit heavier snow but remarkably “light” on the south facing slope. A bit of slugging of the loose snow on the steepest pitches.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- W
- New Snow24 Hours
- 2
- Storm Start Date
- 2022-03-19T19:49:00.000Z
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Started calm and 2/8. -2. Clouded in to 4/8 by 11 w light snowfall. Slight temp rise but still cool.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- btl, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Thick crust sandwich above super slope. Supportive.