New snow, surface hoar and easy results

Quick report

Weather

windy

Ride Type

cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedStrong

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

scatteredClouds

Wind Direction

SW

New snow was being transported at ridge top. Sled tracks where blown over by pm

Snowpack

Depth

120

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N, NW

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

1750

Ski Penetration

25

Test Initiation

veryEasy

Foot Penetration

40

Sled Penetration

20

Test Failure Depth

35

Site Elevation Band

btl

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar, crust

Very easy results down 35cm in snowpack tests showing potential to propagate on a buried surface hoar layer (10mm) on top of a crust. Snowpack 35cm of new snow with a small crust(1cm) 10cm down within the storm snow. Down 35cm is a crust with well formed surface hoar on top. Another crust 10cm thick and breaking down is 60cm down. Lower snow pack is still quite soft with very little structure.

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

6-10

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

surfaceHoar, stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, btl, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-12-18T18:00:00.767Z