Cariboo Mtn
Snowpackjcrellin · Mar 12, 2020 · Quesnel
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Skied into Cariboo Mountain to have a look at snow conditions and hopefully ski some powder. Test pit at treeline confirmed Considerable rating so stayed below treeline. Skiing was excellent. No signs of instability while skiing.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -9
- Min Temp
- -9
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- N
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 380
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 1750
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 45
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Pit on 30 deg slope, aspect 22 deg. HST 380(!) much more than we have seen in other tests in the area. Suspect S wind loading into bowl over much of season. Dug pit to 144cm, snow consolidation increasing fairly smoothly with depth, 0-11 cm F, 11-60cm 4F, 60-93 1F, 93-144 P. No noticeable crusts. Compression Test CTE 4 (SC) down 19 on PP, CTH 24 (SC) down 38 on small SH, CTH 26 (SC) down 47 on SH.