Cornice Ridge investigation
Snowpackgarrettboyders · Dec 6, 2021 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- openTrees
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
Appx 10cm up to 15cm in wind loaded areas had fallen as of Sunday morning. Stayed away from rocky and treed areas to avoid hazards hidden below recent snow. Got a handful of okay turns on wind affected/packed snow on a SE face around 2100m.
Weather
- Min Temp
- -20
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- W
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Site Elevation
- 2100
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow, crust
Small cracking observed in wind loaded area while skiing down