Pine Pass Powder King
Snowpackpamann · Dec 9, 2016 · Pine Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
signs of recent arctic outflow as N aspects were scoured. Snowpack somewhat below average especially below treeline. Any significant new load will likely trigger a wide spread avalanche cycle. Watch steep terrain features with minimal ground anchors.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -27
- Max Temp
- -24
- Min Temp
- -29
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Snow Amount
- 17
- Precipitation Type
- none
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 0
extremely cold temperatures with clear and calm conditions.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 95
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 156
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 18
- Test Failure Depth
- 18
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Suspect storm snow instability has settled out or recrystalized with the cold temps. A melt-freeze or raincrust found 30cm from ground. No failures on this layer. The snowpack is generally facetted. Shallow areas are weak.