Pulpit Knob 1

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy

Ride Type

openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, powder

Amazing unconsolidated storm snow on top of a supportive layer, overlying facets. Storms snow was 15-20cm on uptrack, much deeper on slope we skied. Supportive pencil hard layer averaged 10-15cm thick, showed no propagation propensity. No development of wind slabs observed. Saw two Na size 1 loose dry avalanches release from alpine wind affected start zones above. Day was overcast and snowed S-1 from morning until 1500 when sky changed to broken. Temps slowly rose from -14 to -8.

Weather

Avg Temp

-8

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

overcast

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

SW

Storm Start Date

2024-01-09

Storm Snow Amount

15

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Temps rose from -14 at 0900 to -8 by 1600. Sky was overcast, opened to broken and snow stopped around 1500.

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

S

Site Elevation

2200

Ski Penetration

15

Site Elevation Band

tln, btl

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Start Zone Aspect

S

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

45

Avalanche Character

looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2400

Runout Zone Elevation

2200

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-09T21:00:00.000Z

Couldn't see start zone. Saw two Na size 1 loose dry avalanches release over the headwall adjacent to slope skied.