The skiing would be amazing if the conditions were perfect.
Quick reporttheekaijorgenson · Dec 7, 2024 · Chic-Choc Mountains
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- hard, heavy, powder, wet, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Dug pit on west aspect. Moisture went way down. Got a ctm result at 68cm and a cth at about 90. Total snowpack depth was 115. Both failures were very sticky slip failures. Lower one re-welded itself back together immediately after slipping. Firm crust on ground. Moist facets.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -1
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 10
- Wind Direction
- E
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Wind blew all day, getting more intense in afternoon.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 115
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW, W
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1830
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 15
- Test Failure Depth
- 68
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Wind effected area. 15cm new accumulation. New snow is dry and cold(er). Interesting to see difference from yesterday when we tested a south facing slope with deeper snow and found a crust had stopped most of the water migration. Snow was good until about 1560m at which point it got heavy and wet very quickly. Did not descend below about 1450