Tryst Lake Easter Goodies

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny, wet

Ride Type

steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

wet, crusty, powder, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp

Overall a good day at the chutes. Rode 2 laps in the north facing chutes. Snow was deep and solid. Witnessed sluffing in steeper slopes. Photo of a avalanche earlier in the day in super sloper. First have of the run was sun crust and rocks 2nd half was wet and heavy. Looks like sloper has the Feb and March crust both slide. Thin pack. Heading to sloper we figured it would slide if it hasn't already. Dug a pit on a similar aspect and the ect showed it cracking but not propagating on the February crust. March crust was solid due to the warm weather. ECTN 23. A small CT was done in the run itself and the solid heavy layer of the recent snow slid on the 12th tap.

Weather

Avg Temp

0

Max Temp

2

Min Temp

-16

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

N

Storm Start Date

2024-03-29

Storm Snow Amount

30

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

115

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

NE, N

Test Fracture

unevenBreak

Ski Penetration

5

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

15

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

45

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln

Surface Conditions

variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

ECTN23 CT13

Avalanche

Run Length

150

Slab Width

25

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

S, SE

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab, wetSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-04-01T07:00:00.000Z

See pictures. Heard it run around 1pm