Balu Pass/8812 bowl

Snowpack

riley.tlerner · Nov 22, 2021 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

Went up Connaught with eyes on Nikki’s notch but bailed due to old avalanche debris in the fan and a thin looking approach from Balu to the entrance. Ended up skinning up Balu pass towards 8812 and dropped into the bowl off the ridge where we found good but heavy snow and variable conditions

Weather

Avg Temp
-8
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
overcast
Wind Direction
SW
Temperature Trend
steady

Snowpack

Depth
145
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
E
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
2000
Test Initiation
easy
Foot Penetration
20
Test Failure Depth
20
Site Elevation Band
tln

Dug a pit did a compression test and ECT. Had a failure CTE down 20cm RP that propagated on the ECT. Also had a non planar fracture CTH down 45cm no propagation. We were able to pry the back of the column and had planar failures down 65cm and 100cm.