NoSee Morfee

Quick report

Weather

foggy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder

Thick fog at Morfee left us riding by feel as much as sight. We saw rime growing rapidly, even our sleds got covered in the time it took us to dig a profile. In the profile we found the Dec 1st weak layer in the mid pack, like the rest of the region. We poked into the alpine and in the whiteout we saw that the moderate southerly winds couldn't move the heavily rimmed snow. With the low visibility and lurking weak layer we decided to ride in simple terrain around the cabin.

Weather

Avg Temp

-8

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fog

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

S

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

90

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E, N

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

1500

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

35

Test Failure Depth

23

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar

Dec 1st surface hoar was down 23cm and producing CTM and ECTN results Dec 9 surface hoar is down only 10cm so it's not a problem yet but we'll be mindful of it if it snows