Healy Pass
Quick reportgwilson031 · Dec 15, 2023 · Sunshine
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cloudy
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
We went for a tour up to Healy Pass today and skied very conservative terrain. Variable conditions were present due to wind affect, but areas that weren’t crusted contained excellent dry powder and made for some great skiing!
Snowpack
- Depth
- 80
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- S
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2350
- Ski Penetration
- 35
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Test Failure Depth
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar, newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
We dug a pit (not full size) and completed a quick compression test with a CT26 sudden drop result on the interface between a 5cm thick crust and facets at approximately 45cm depth (see photo). We did fill the pit in for anyone wondering :)