Quick Pit on the way to Mongolia

Quick report

cfruetel · Jan 17, 2024 · Lizard

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Quick report

Weather
cold, windy
Ride Type
openTrees
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, windAffected

Went for an after work tour and turned around. Seems like a high probability of low risk avalanche kind of day. Snowpack was cracking and settling even around tree wells where cracks were visible.

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
1800
Ski Penetration
40
Test Initiation
veryEasy
Foot Penetration
70
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
btl
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow

2m to ground Top 20cm in consolidated dry loose storm snow (200-180cm) CTE 1 Next layer was a slab from previous snow, four finger, 20cm deep (180-160) cm CTM3 Dense snow below