Commonwealth turnaround
Quick reporttemplecprice · Feb 23, 2025 · Spray - KLakes
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Turned around on the commonwealth traverse when we were approaching the avalanche path crossing near the pass (~2250m). Our group was discussing conditions as we approached the path, the leader noticed shooting cracks out front. At the same time 5 meters below another member took a very light step outside the skin track to feel the snow changes and had a whumpf. We decided after these signs plus the earlier result from a rough pit, to back off and ski down through the mature trees. During the decent, one member experience another whumpf when a slight shift downhill. In summary, a number of instability indicators and lots of wind moving snow.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- intense
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
The wind was from multiple directions and was very strong, moving lots of snow.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2100
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Very rough CT with results at 3 easy, this was at 2100m - Failed on Jan. 30th layer.