Birthday chutes

Snowpack

dickson.jcr · Feb 22, 2021 · Rossland

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Ride Type
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

V high SW winds by end of the day Were concerned about rising temps but didn't observe any obvious deterioration of snow

Snowpack

Depth
120
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Test Initiation
hard
Test Failure Depth
35
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
facets

ECT21NP down 35 Was also able to remove block in more planar fashion leveraging shovel from behind (down 50) but result on this layer during ECT