Pulpit 4

Snowpack

Brett G ยท Feb 21, 2021

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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