Black Prince

Quick report

carleeading · Mar 4, 2025 · Spray - KLakes

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Weather
sunny, warm
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Whumpfing easily noted above 2100m. Turned around and went down mellow slope less than 30 degrees. Dug a pit on a SE aspect at 2150m. 32 degree slope. 10cm fresh snow. Top 30cm well consolidated then weak facets to ground. 75cm depth at this spot. Difficult to even saw through a 3cm icy crust down 20cm. CTM12 SP down 30cm Snowpack felt much more consolidated below 2100m though we didn't dig a second pit. Difficult to turn as it was easy to break through the crust 20-30cm down once below 2000m. Very light skiers able to stay above crust some of the time. Heavier skiers constantly breaking through below 2000m

Snowpack

Depth
75
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SE
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2150
Ski Penetration
20
Test Initiation
moderate
Foot Penetration
75
Cracking Observed
1
Test Failure Depth
30
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Whumpfing Observed
1
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust, facets

Whumpfing easily noted above 2100m. Turned around and went down mellow slope less than 30 degrees. Dug a pit on a SE aspect at 2150m. 32 degree slope. 10cm fresh snow. Top 30cm well consolidated then weak facets to ground. 75cm depth at this spot. Difficult to even saw through a 3cm icy crust down 20cm. CTM12 SP down 30cm Snowpack felt much more consolidated below 2100m though we didn't dig a second pit. Difficult to turn as it was easy to break through the crust 20-30cm down once below 2000m. Very light skiers able to stay above crust some of the time. Heavier skiers constantly breaking through.