Ruby Bowl, Valhalla Mountain Touring
Snowpacksweetgrassp · Dec 5, 2016 · Valhalla
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 30
- Storm Snow Amount
- 60
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 168
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2170
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 90
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, facets
2x CTH SP cash register results down 90cm on 2mm facets above crust. Observed whumphing on this layer while setting a skin track across a thick-to-thin rocky ridgeline. Would be mindful of the layer in deficit areas and thick-to-thin spots.