Sparwood SAR at McDermott Basin
Quick reportsambaker21 · Mar 5, 2024 · Lizard
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, cutBlocks, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
Sparwood SAR spent 4 days at McDermott Cabin for their WinterEx training. There were many weather and avalanche observations made as well as a snow profile. Fantastic snow conditions and 39cm of new snow whilst at the cabin. Skiing and snowmobiling was limited to simple terrain given avalanche hazard and continued snowfall.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 263
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1900
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 65
- Test Failure Depth
- 30
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
2024-2-3 MFcr found 130cm deep. All observations made above this layer. Our tests were unable to penetrate this layer. No propagation observed during ECT
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- E, N, NE, NW
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-05T18:00:00.000Z
Multiple size 1-2 avalanches observed. Generally 20-50cm deep. All avalanches observed seemed to have been during the storm on March 4th.