Testing, testing....

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, windAffected

We headed up to the Summit WX to do a bit of troubleshooting on the RH and Temp gauge. Seems to be working well now, but time will tell.. We dug a couple pits in the ridge below to see what's going on with the crust and facets that lay below. Firstly.. Highly variable in all regards. Snowpack height varies from 130-240cm. Melt freeze crust varies from 1-10cm on the surface. Would make for terrible skiing. Facets/our PWL are 80-120cm below the surface. We got hard sudden planer compression test results on the upper facet interface. Seems like low probability, but very high consequence out there. We'll be keeping a wide berth from any shallower areas or convexities for awhile.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

NW

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

170

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

E

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

1040

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

2

Test Failure Depth

88

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

crust, surfaceHoar

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

CTH28 down 88cm on Fc