Heartstrings
Snowpacklp08 · Apr 9, 2022 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy, windy, cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1990
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 15
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
We skied Heartstrings. There was strong wind through the day and short periods of warming. We dug a pit prior to crossing a slope and climbing a wide gulley CTM4 B-Irregular Fracture Surface ECTN14 There were isolated windslabs at 2000m. North facing slopes had approx 15cm of soft snow concealing icy avalanche debris