Cokely ski

Snowpack

evancarey · Apr 4, 2021 · South Island

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, cold, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard

Spring ski up Cokely. Found a bullet-proof ice crust up to ~1400m. At that point we decided it wasn't worth going for the top so we lapped the Rousseau Chute. By ~2pm the sun was popping out from behind the clouds enough to soften just the top bit of the snowpack.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedModerate
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
255
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NW
Site Elevation
1400
Ski Penetration
0
Foot Penetration
0
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
crust

Hard icy surface. Felt crust on probe at ~25cm down. Thereafter it all felt uniform until 200cm where there was a harder crust like feature to probe through.