Cokely NW Bowl

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

heavy, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Good skiing in the lower bowl and Rosseau Chute. Wind affected on ridge tops and upper bowl.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

S

Storm Start Date

2024-11-19

Storm Snow Amount

90

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

100

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

1430

Ski Penetration

15

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

80

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

25

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

crust, newSnow, variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust

Take this test with a huge grain of salt. We observed a hollow layer above a crust ~10cm above ground on a convexity with shallow snowpack (~45cm), could reach my whole arm into it. Opted to dig a pit in nearby open area with 100cm snowpack to see if we could find that layer elsewhere. We did some kind of bastardized extended column test. I got no results, friend tried again on the other side and got an irregular fracture on 15th tap ~25cm down. Result did not propagate to the entire column. Found an indistinct crust at that level. The test was not my finest work but better than nothing. We proceeded and avoided convexities and terrain traps. Noted variable wind slabs up to ~5 inches on surface. Also noted shooting cracks but they seemed to be limited to the wind slabs.