Pedley Pass
Quick reportLocal Shreddar · Mar 11, 2024 · Northwest Inland
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Solid Day at Pedley Pass. New storm snow is settling a bit and becoming firmer on the surface and just below. there's been a few new avalanches since last weekend, one of them running full path.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Min Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- N
- New Snow24 Hours
- 5
- Storm Snow Amount
- 40
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Nice temperatures today, but pretty windy up on the ridge loading snow on north-facing terrain. noticed wind loading while coming back up for another run.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 145
- Site Aspect
- N
- Site Elevation
- 2320
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Dug a quick pit to check the conditions. it was dug on a wind drift just off the ridge. Results: HS: 145cm CT22 SP Down 20cm windslab CT24 SP down 50cm Stuck to familiar terrain and more open trees with anchors.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 1000
- Slab Width
- 250
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 3.5
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab, persistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2340
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-10T01:48:00.000Z
A size 3.5 avalanche in the main bowl ran full path we think yesterday. Probably natural don't know for sure. it broke on what looks like the feb 3rd crust/facet layer and then stepped down to the ground.