Hinton Nordic Centre: Tele Hill

Snowpack

Geordon ยท Jan 21, 2022

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Out for a few laps and some avvy beacon practice. First time at the HNC Tele-Hill. Very shallow snowpack, but solid (~45cm). A thick layer of facet ice crystals ~25cm down but no failure. Overall a nice low-risk area near Hinton.

Weather

Avg Temp
-1
Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Sky Condition
scatteredClouds

Snowpack

Depth
45
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NE
Site Elevation
1540
Test Failure Depth
0
Site Elevation Band
btl

Solid snowpack. No failure.