NRC

Quick report

beer.me · Dec 19, 2024 · Little Yoho

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Great day up NRC/Macdonald West. Storm snow did not feel slab-like, and only loose sluffing was observed on steeper features. HS at 1850m was 120cm, some compression test results within the upper snowpack (as deep as 30cm) but no consolidated slab. We dropped in at 2215m, HS there was 180-205cm.

Snowpack

Depth
120
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SW
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
1850
Test Initiation
moderate
Test Failure Depth
25
Site Elevation Band
btl
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow

Deep tap produced a resistant planar on thin crust 71cm down.