Bow Summit

Avalanche

maxopatril · May 3, 2022 · West Side 93N

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
wet, crusty, heavy
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Bow Summit: Snowpack test at 2223m, 11:00am, 3degrees, partly cloudy, on North-Facing slopes. Pencil crust, settled snowpack with large grains of snow. Moist under crust. Upper crust breaking and cracking under feet. By 1:00 saw evidence of many new wet loose slides on steeper slopes, and witnessed several from afar.

Weather

Avg Temp
3
Max Temp
13
Min Temp
-2
Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
scatteredClouds
New Snow24 Hours
0
Storm Snow Amount
0
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none
Precipitation24 Hours
0

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Site Elevation
2220
Ski Penetration
10
Test Initiation
easy
Foot Penetration
26
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
crust

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
noWindExposure
Avalanche Size
2
Start Zone Aspect
N
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
looseWet
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
1995
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp, tln, btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-05-03T17:54:00.000Z