Bonnie Moraines Stormy Day

Quick report

Weather

foggy, stormy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, powder, wet, windAffected

Skiing was better than expected, quite good until 1400m. There are a lot of tracks on some sections and there is some dust on crust. It snowed the whole day, heavy at times. Vis was poor on the moraines. Snow was sticky on our skins in lower sections, the skin track was variable with hard crust on dense treed areas to deep powder on open areas.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

fog

Snowfall Rate

1

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

165

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

N, NE

Test Fracture

unevenBreak

Site Elevation

1970

Ski Penetration

25

Test Initiation

moderate

Test Failure Depth

25

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

We performed two tests on a moraine with 30 degree incline. The top 25 cm fractured both times with an uneven break, CTE8 and CTM12. Below this layer there is another 20 cm that was unresponsive, and then a thick melt-freeze layer extending for at least another 60 cm.