Lighting Strike Ridge
Snowpackrobin.jones0327 · Feb 7, 2020 · Kootenay Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, foggy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, crusty
Travel Conditions were ok. 10-18cm of new snow. Slight cornices on ridges. We typically travelled in trees and on ridges. Wind slabs was the avalanche problem reported for this date.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -6
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 15
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 300
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1800
- Test Failure Depth
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, alp
- Surface Conditions
- facets, newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust