Sugar Cube Couloir Quick Lap

Quick report

Weather

cold, cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Quick boot up the Sugar Cube to the top of the cube, did not continue into the bowl above. Minor cross loading in fan below, observed shooting cracks propagating 5m off skis on lee features, snow was much more consistent on NE side. Average 20cm of F overlying approx. 60cm of 1F consolidated midpack on top of basal facets. Supportive midpack made for quick bootpacking and high quality skiing, though if this begins to break down and no longer bridges the basal facets stability may be reduced. Old size 1 dry loose off the rocks above the Sugar cube ran the length of the slope arresting above the fan, though did not entrain any of the adjacent storm snow. Numerous older point releases observed off the ridge above, none entraining.

Weather

Avg Temp

-12

Max Temp

-11

Min Temp

-17

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

NW

New Snow24 Hours

5

Storm Snow Amount

20

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

100

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NE

Site Elevation

2450

Ski Penetration

20

Test Initiation

none

Foot Penetration

30

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Start Zone Aspect

NE, SE, E

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

60

Avalanche Character

looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2600

Runout Zone Elevation

2400

Avalanche Observation

moreThan48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-01-02T16:00:00.000Z

Sorry, no pics Point releases off rocks.