Parkers Ridge

Quick report

Weather

windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

Busy day at Parkers Was hovering around -15 and mostly sunny all day with some wind, mainly up towards the top of the ridge Snow in the alpine went from ~15cm deep to crust depending on where the wind transported, with a definite (but small) wind slab Once in the trees had great turns, probably 10 - 20cm with minimal wind Dug a quick pit and had total snowpack of 110cm, nice and cohesive down to ~40cm, where it went back to fist density, which is where we had it break at 27 hits with a resistant planar fracture.

Snowpack

Depth

108

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

9

Test Initiation

hard

Test Failure Depth

70

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets