Wind Slabs Above Treeline, Powder Below
Quick reportFarley · Dec 10, 2023 · Crowsnest North
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, openTrees, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, hard, powder
Good powder in the trees. Wind slabs above treeline and in the open. Light winds today. No instabilities noted.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 110
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Site Elevation
- 2190
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
53 cm of soft powder above a 2 cm very hard rain crust, followed by 13 cm very hard and crusty snow, above consolidated snow. Total snowpack was 110 cm. This was near treeline out of the wind in a sheltered location. All open areas had a wind slab formed.