March Slam
Snowpackn.overwater · Feb 4, 2017 · Jordan
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 350
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2000
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 80
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
35 cm of 1F ( 1 finger) windslab sitting on 4F+ storm snow. The crust/facet combo from Feb 23 is down 90 cm at this location and it was really tough slugging through this snow today. HS (height of snow) was measured at 350 cm in this sheltered location and very likely much deeper in lee slopes. Moderate results on both a compression test and an extended column test with sudden collapse on CT and no propagation on the ECT - all failures in the tests were occurring on the 35 cm windslab. Crust facets still visibly obvious but not reactive in this profile.