Churchill

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Spent the day up at Churchhill, had mostly unsupportive snow (ski pen of 50 cm), but no obvious weaknesses observed below TL. Near the top of our runs (2150m), there was lots of whumpfing. Ride quality was fairly good, but with the low snow cover (HS 80cm at 2150m) we found a few rocks with our gear. Temperatures were quite warm, reaching above freezing from TL to valley bottom midday. The river crossing has frozen over nicely too.

Snowpack

Depth

80

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NE

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2150

Ski Penetration

50

Test Initiation

easy

Foot Penetration

80

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

30

Site Elevation Band

btl

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust