Went for a walk and dug a hole

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

openTrees, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

windAffected

Solid 2-4inch wind slab covered with a few cm of soft powder. About 35cm down it resolidifies. Did two column tests and got no slip plane failures but a light tug on the column sheared it at the 35cm mark. Did a quick lap through the trees below the pit and the upper crust made for rough skiing.

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E

Site Elevation

2150

Site Elevation Band

tln