Seymour

Snowpack

ak.kilpatrick · Feb 13, 2021 · North Shore

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Weather
cold, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected, powder

Explored just beyond Tim Jones peak. Trying to avoid wind loaded slopes. Dug a pit to investigate wind loading and crust at 10cm depth.

Snowpack

Couldn’t reach ground with 325cm probe, even after digging 150cm pit. Depth must be at least 5 meters. Dug a pit to investigate whumpf noise crossing S-SW aspect slope ~35 degrees All measurements in depth from surface. 0-10cm light snow possible wind loading 10cm icy crust. Broke apart on hand taps 25cm minor firm layer 50cm another crust Below 50cm homogenous dense snow 125cm solid hard crust