Burstall Pass

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Great day skiing up at burstall pass. Boot-top dry powder. Evidence of recent cycle from wind-slabs pulled out in steep alpine and ridgetop terrain. Some recent cornice failure as well. Day was warming and sun picked a punch in the afternoon.

Weather

Avg Temp

-8

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

N

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

210

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E, NE

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2350

Ski Penetration

15

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

35

Test Failure Depth

130

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

Dug full snow profile at Burstall pass. Generally a right-side-up snowpack with a thick crust. Found the storm snow is gaining strength and more resistant to fracture. HS 210 MFCr down 130, 10 cm thick CTM 18 Resistant planar down 55 CTH 27 Sudden Planar down 130 on facets above crust ECTX