Twin Lakes
Snowpackrthomfor · Feb 17, 2016 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny, foggy, warm
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, crusty, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp
Day started out with 0c temps at the pass and warmed as the day progressed. Lots of whumping on North slopes, with no settlement sounds on east and west aspects. Top 25-30cm of storm snow was slabby on North aspects
Snowpack
- Depth
- 250
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N, E, W
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1900
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Test Failure Depth
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Dug a quick pit on North slopes due to whumping. Pit was 1.5m depth but didn't find the layer that was settling. CTM was found at 25cm. We did cut a small slab on a boulder.