Sharks and crusts

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

A good walk on skis, looking for sharks in the Pocaterra area. There are many. Average snow depth is 40cm, but not overly supportive. Creeks and drainages are poorly covered with water still running. Lots of rocks and roots sticking out on the summer trail.

Weather

Avg Temp

-7

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

NW

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N

Ski Penetration

25

Foot Penetration

30

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

variable

Whumpfing Observed

1

The Nov 10 melt freeze crust (1cm knife hard, down 20-30) is present at and below tree line on all aspects with 4 Finger to Fist hard snow sitting on top. Below the crust is fist hard 2mm facets. The crust is reactive, breaking easily with short shooting cracks along with hollowness and whomping on low angle slopes. We avoided steeper slopes. Overall snow depth varied based on wind scouring or deposition. Solar warming was evident on south facing slopes.

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

1

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab, looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2023-11-20T09:00:00.000Z

A number of size 0.5-1.5 avalanches were noted on north facing aspects in shallow rocky alpine and treeline areas.