Nitta Peak
Quick reportdrijber · Mar 23, 2025 · Northwest Inland
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, stormy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, hard, crusty, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Travel was between 1450m and 2650m. Down low was an unsupportive crust to facets which improved quickly with some elevation. Crown lines visible in steep N to E aspects at tree line and alpine. Some wet slides had occurred on steep rocky S aspects in alpine. Visibility decreased with elevation. Lots of wind effect on all aspects in alpine.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2075
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 55
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
CTE on most recent storm snow down 20cm. Other layers identified at 45cm and 70cm down. Bottom 35cm of snowpack was facets. Above the facets was 55cm was very consolidated (possibly old debris). I couldn't get cord to cut through. ECTX on the snow above that layer.