Nice day at the Gorge
Quick reportbrendanbenson1 · Nov 15, 2020 · Jordan
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Fun day out skiing, good powder conditions in protected areas. Snowpack depth ~120cm around 1900m on NW facing aspect. Did two column tests, first one was reactive at 4 taps from elbow, 15cm down, planar failure on facets above rain crust. Second failed, non planar at 9 from elbow on Nov. 5th rain crust around 30cm down.