Miller Ridge

Snowpack

pow.der · Mar 11, 2017 · Brandywine

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Weather
stormy, windy, warm, cloudy, foggy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Snowpack

Dug a pit down 1.5m @ treeline, w facing aspect 1800m. -2C, snowing with high wind gusts up to 50km/hr, cloudy with occasional sunny breaks and snowing lightly. CT yielded results CTE1 SP down 25cm on storm snow March 10, CTM13 down 45cm on facets/surface hoar from high pressure / cold snap from previous weeks of temps ~ -20C. ECT yielded similar results but did not propagate across entire column, results isolated to directly underneath shovel ECTN#1 down 25cm, ECTN#13 down 45cm. Did not observe any natural slides, or remotely triggered slides on alpine miller faces. Treeline no-boarding was excellent and did not observe any boarder or snowmobile triggered slides.