Seymour
Snowpackak.kilpatrick · Feb 13, 2021 · North Shore
Quick report
- 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