Big White Backcountry
Snowpackoff2dahill · Jan 14, 2021 · South Okanagan
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, sunnySlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, deepPowder, windAffected, powder
Dug a pit and tested 2 columns on a North aspect ridge top at 2090m. Snow depth was 125. 1st result: CT-20, sudden planar on a MF crust 75cm down. 2nd result: CT-17, sudden compression on the MF crust 75 cm down. At this location the melt freeze crust was less than 1/2 thick and easy to penetrate.
Snowpack
Dug a pit and tested 2 columns on a North aspect ridge top at 2090m. Snow depth was 125. 1st result: CT-20, sudden planar on a MF crust 75cm down. 2nd result: CT-17, sudden compression on the MF crust 75 cm down. At this location the melt freeze crust was less than 1/2 thick and easy to penetrate.