Cariboo Mtn Trees
SnowpackSnowboardingrulez99Xx · Jan 4, 2021 · Quesnel
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder, heavy, wet
Rode two days out of Cariboo Hut. First day was warm and wet. No obvious avy signs/warning signs. Conditions High. That night was clear and cold, then very windy, then lots of snow the next day. Rode trees 20-30 degrees or so, no problems.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -3
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Start Date
- 2021-01-03T08:00:00.000Z
- Storm Snow Amount
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Storm winds and snow overnight, snowfall continued into morning with heavy snowfall around 4pm.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 190
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE, N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1770
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 55
- Test Failure Depth
- 10
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
185 total depth. ~6-10cm overnight with wind. Nice density gradation. fists first 25cm, 2-3 fingers 50cm, 1 finger to vegetation. Noted a 20cm thick layer of cohesive faceted snow from 55cm-75cm depth Snowtest below treeline in open area on 30 degree slope at NNE aspect. Isolated column test yielded CTE at 10cm, failing on new snow boundary, very planar. CTH 55cm down, jagged failure surface, resistant failure. Failed at the top of the above noted facet layer.