Balu pass
Snowpackwmcleod · Dec 10, 2020 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Tour track in crosses over some recent storm slab avalaches. Reached Balu pass at noon. Compreesion test revealed shear plane consitant with Dec 7. Surface hoar. Clean ride down.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- NE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 215
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2050
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 37
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar, newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar
No reactivity to skier traffic.