Grizzly Shoulder test pit

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HawkswellG · Jan 12, 2025 · Little Yoho

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Weather
cloudy, warm
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder

Weather

Avg Temp
-6
Max Temp
-2
Min Temp
-7
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Snowfall Rate
1
Wind Direction
NW
New Snow24 Hours
4
Temperature Trend
falling
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Depth
195
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SE
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2065
Test Initiation
easy
Test Failure Depth
30
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
crust, newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust

TP open tree line, SE Aspect, 40° slope, 2065m HS: 195 ECTP 5 ↓ 30 ECTN 10 ↓ 30 ECTP 16 ↓ 53 **pit was dug to 150cm, 3-4 MF crusts were visible on cross section. (roughly 30cm,53cm, 100cm & 150cm) Overall, good lower snowpack consolidation. Upper snowpack still healing and giving easy to moderate results. Snow sitting on top of Jan 8th layer forming slab properties but still not enough for widespread propagation in solar TL and BTL supported features. Would not feel super comfortable in large open, convex and unsupported TL. AL was unobserved.