Kokanee PP

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

E, NW, S, SE, W

Test Fracture

sudden

Test Initiation

moderate

Test Failure Depth

60

Site Elevation Band

alp, btl, tln

Surface Conditions

crust, facets, surfaceHoar

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

Good skiing on smooth sheltered slopes above 1800m. Widespread wind effect on W-SW slopes. Below 2150m in sheltered areas, surface hoar to 20mm was observed. Steep SSE-SW aspects were either moist or had a 2-3cm P- MFcr. Numerous size 1-1.5 solar induced LW/LD. Generally, 20-40cm of faceting snow overlies Dec 6 MFcr crust complex (15-20cm). This snow has been redistributed by variable winds, predominant flow was SW in areas skied today. See photo for snowpack structure and test results. Lots of early season hazards.