Evening Ridge
Snowpackdave.heyduck · Jan 24, 2016 · Ymir
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, heavy, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Crown lines (approx 30cm) noted in steep alpine terrain at 1900m with little run-out, presumably active on Friday Jan 22. Group (point load) triggered whumphing, whumphing during descent, small skiier triggered sluffs on steep slopes. Wind affected areas above treeline, reasonable riding conditions at treeline with challenging riding conditions below 1500m as a result of heavy snow on underlying crust.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 20
- Storm Snow Amount
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Hints of sun early in the morning overtaken by afternoon cloud and snow. Calm with light winds at elevation
Snowpack
- Depth
- 210
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1890
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Consistent moderate test result at 15-20cm in storm slab with some propogation in ECTs Variable hard result at 95cm in surface hoar layer. Single RB3 indicated failure in recent storm slab layer with no result or failure at early Jan hoar layer.