Rocking on Rossiter with the MINions

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

convexSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, wet

Skied a mix of open slopes and steep trees. Solar aspects (S to SE) showed sun effects, while shaded aspects (SW and W) provided protected skiing conditions with excellent low-density snow. Solar aspects (S to SE) warmed throughout the day, with sun effects moistening stellar crystals observed on these slopes.

Weather

Max Temp

-7

Min Temp

-10

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

scatteredClouds

Wind Direction

NW

New Snow24 Hours

5

Storm Start Date

2025-01-23

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

182

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

E, S, SE, SW, W

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

0

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

40

Site Elevation Band

btl, tln

Surface Conditions

crust, facets, newSnow, variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar

A melt-freeze crust (MFcr) was observed 10–20 cm below the surface on solar aspects (S to SE) beneath the new snow received yesterday. Dec 6 surface hoar was found approximately 120 cm down but was unreactive during deep tap testing. Jan 7 surface hoar was present, lying above a MFcr at 30–40 cm depth in the snowpack. A non-propagating result was observed on the Jan 7 surface hoar during an extended column test on a hard tap. (ECTN20 @ 40cm). A column test also produced a sudden result on the Jan 7 SH in the hard range. (CTH21 @ 40 cm)

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

SW

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

38

Avalanche Character

looseWet

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1900

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-01-25T03:43:00.000Z

Observed one natural wet loose avalanche from afar on a very steep rocky° SW-facing slope.