Fish and chips

Quick report

kbekri · Jan 1, 2025 · Shames

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Lots of wind loading of S/SW slopes almost completely refilling tracks, one natural slide beside fish bowl. Group of 5 skied fish and chips similar slope angle and direction but nothing moved. Wind slabs all over.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedStrong
Blowing Snow
moderate
Sky Condition
fewClouds
Wind Direction
NE
Temperature Trend
falling

Wind was 15-20kph in protected areas on ridge crest top of the dome was consistent 30kph with gusts to 50, lots of blowing snow moving well down the slope.

Snowpack

Depth
175
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SW
Site Elevation
1200
Ski Penetration
20
Foot Penetration
35
Site Elevation Band
alp, tln
Surface Conditions
crust

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
1.5
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
37
Avalanche Character
wetSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1300
Runout Zone Elevation
1250
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp, tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2025-01-01T20:01:00.000Z