Little test on NRC
Quick reportemilefarrelldessureault · Mar 6, 2024 · Little Yoho
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Went up NRC to build a snowpit, went down by the trees and the bottom of the gully, riding was good !
Snowpack
- Depth
- 170
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 69
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Did a few compression test at 1650 on the west facing slope of NRC. Failure would happen down 70 cm on the early feb crust with elbow to shoulder taps (CTM to CTH). This early feb crust was surrounded by 20 cm of facets. Tried a column test, could get it to fracture after 30 hits.