Sat Jan 9th
Snowpackkyle_g1 · Jan 10, 2021 · Sky Pilot
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, cutBlocks, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Hard rain crust with 5 cm on top starts at ~1,150 m.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 230
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1400
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Test Failure Depth
- 85
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, facets
Great conditions at treeline. Very little movement other than slough, even on convexities. Hard rain crust starts at about 1,150 m. One natural size 1 observed on a N facing convexity at about 1,500 m, probably from Thursday night. Two compression tests at 1,400m on sheltered N aspect got similar results: CTH 22 and 23 RP on crust 85 cm down. A second layer down 115 cm failed afterwards.