Grassy Hut
Quick reportjasminehdd · Feb 22, 2024 · Bonnington
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Overcast, cloudy, fog drifting through, trace snowfall amounts.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 90
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Ski Penetration
- 7
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, surfaceHoar
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets, crust
Southwest 20-25° slope. CTH28 failure planar break 32cm down on 1mm facets. ECTH27 failure 25cm down no propagation. There was a prominent melt freeze crust visible in our pit, but both column tests were hard results. Great turns down to the hut! Snow was getting heavier towards the afternoon.