Depth hoard

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northwind.avalanche · Dec 18, 2017 · White Pass West

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Weather
windy, warm, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

10-20cm powder overlies a crumbly crust from last week's warm weather. New snow was forming a soft slab in wind affected areas and we got an easy compression test result, sudden collapse at the interface of the new snow and crust at 1050m on a steep east facing roll. 1 large whumpf also observed on what used to be depth hoar and is now low density rounded crystals. All layers below the crust remain moist.