Mt patrick quick observation trip
Avalanchejohnnyrichipar · Dec 10, 2021 · St. Mary
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
hiked past the aftermath of a natural size 2 on West aspect in natural run out path from previous day / storm . riding was decent but nothing to write home about , stayed in the trees on mellow n/nw aspects with little to no worry 120 cm snowpack at test location NW aspect 0/30 compression failures on CT test storm slab layers at 15 to 20 cm and 40 to 45 cms did not preform ECT test but felt confident in snowpack after ct test solid snow pack on all aspects we played on ! ( n / nw ) enjoy .
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- N
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 15
- Precipitation Type
- snow
cold in the open more unprotected areas with light to moderate winds , mellow in the trees with a noticeable temp jump due to coverage
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 35
- Test Failure Depth
- 0
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
0 failure on CT, 2 prominent solidifying layers , 1st at 40 cms to 45cms and next at 15 from previous storms , both layers were unreactive on N/NW aspect at 1900 m , started coming down near the end of the day with slight flurries with this new storm , about 15 cms of fresh on hard solidified layers is what we rode with a total snowpack depth at 1900m being 120 cm in slightly anchored area . happy riding
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 50
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- W
- Start Zone Incline
- 50
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-12-07T17:00:00
natural 2 to 2.5 on West aspect , alpine start with run out down to treeline , steep slope , unsure of date , looked like from the last 3 days