Forum Ridge
Snowpackclay.geddert · Dec 3, 2016 · Waterton Lakes
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 115
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2300
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
There was an 80cm thick slab on top of an early November rain crust (bonded well). We could not make this layer fail. A ski cut of a small convexity in a lee area resulted in a very small slab only about 5cm deep to pop. It was evidence of the active creation of wind slabs but it was and small and isolated and we could not replicate the results elsewhere. There was evidence of a size 1.5 point release from a rocky NE facing headwall. No other observed slides.