SnowSpider Alpine
SnowpackPupuch · Jan 22, 2023 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected, hard
No signs of instability while skining up to the col of snowspider, small wind slabs from the new snow in the sheltered col, creating small crack on switchbacks. Did not ski the glacier run, skied "Jimmy Hendrix" on the skiers right of the glacier run.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -12
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- S
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Start Date
- 2023-01-21
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 270
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2360
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Dug a Snow Profile at 2380m N aspect on a 45° slope at the top of Snowspider glacier at the base of the last cliff band of the summit. CTM 11 down 10cm, CTM 14 down 40, CTH 25 down 50. T10: -10.5