Puttering around Mt Brew
SnowpackSnowboardingrulez99Xx · Jan 17, 2021 · Quesnel
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Skiied up a S facing ridge, down a NW face, up an east and down a S slope. Did some poking around but no digging. Stable snowpack except in freshly wind loaded areas. No signs of activity on any aspect observed. Very variable snowpack in terms of weak crusts and wind slabs and winds obviously have reversed direction from a SE origin to a NNW origin. Recent storms produced not much precip but its all being moved around by wind.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- SE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 15
- Storm Start Date
- 2021-01-17T08:00:00.000Z
- Storm Snow Amount
- 4
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
We were also out the day before and winds were blowing in a N/NW direction. Previous wednesday (area had a snowfall warning) only produced 10-15cm in area. Saturday drive home was in a blizzard. Sunday morning noted tracks from previous day only covered in 2-4cm. Sunday we noted winds now blowing in a SE direction, directly into the face of cornices.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 250
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N, S, E
- Site Elevation
- 1900
- Ski Penetration
- 13
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- variable, newSnow
Variable crusts and wind loading. Reversing wind redistributing snow.