East Purcells
Quick reportnpin · Jan 9, 2026 · East Purcell
Quick report
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Nice skiing on E-SE facing slopes from 2300-1900m.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- W
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Light winds, clouds were thin and broken, snowing lightly at times in the afternoon (<1cm / hr).
Snowpack
- Depth
- 145
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2300
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 30
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow, surfaceHoar
Test profile at 2300m. CTE1 sudden collapse down 30 cm, failed on surface hoar and preserved stellars. Very soft slab above. The SH layer seems to exist predominately in North through East facing terrain. Noted some cracking on unsupported rolls, or when the slab was undercut. A sun crust exists on South facing terrain to treeline and possibly higher, up to 1cm thick, buried up to 30 cm.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Start Zone Incline
- 50
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2300
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow, surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-09T19:00:00.000Z
2x size 1-1.5 HST slabs, ~24 hours old, from steep, rocky terrain.