Metal Dome
Snowpackben.ellison4 · Nov 20, 2016 · Brandywine
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, wet, stormy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, deepPowder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 0
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Rainfall Rate
- showers
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Snowpack
- Depth
- 190
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1720
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Test Failure Depth
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
CT first result at 35cm down on storm layer, easy (9). CT was on a lee slope with 87cm new snow (3-4F) over older, dense snow (pencil). No result from CT or shovel shear at interface between new and old snow. 30 deg slope, east facing. Temp 0°C. Two results deeper in storm snow one medium (14) down 60cm and one hard (22) down 80cm. All results were RP/uneven break.