Pulpit 4
SnowpackBrett G ยท Feb 21, 2021
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, windy, warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
North facing slopes had good skiing in boot top powder. No sloughing, no slide observed. No crust layers. SE aspect had signs of sloughing. Skier triggered sloughs on bed surface of slight crust about 10-15cm down at around 1900m. Skier triggered small sloughs on rolls and steep sections from 1900m level down valley bottom. Small tornado/vortex lasting 45 seconds on ridgeline dividing S and ENE aspects. It was about 80m to 120m tall and transported significant amounts of snow.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- S
- New Snow24 Hours
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Most of the day was light blowing snow. From 2pm to 4pm it became moderate and then intense blowing snow
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow