Tenquille Lake

Weather

katy_chambers · Dec 24, 2018 · Birkenhead

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Several Sz 1 Na observed on Sunday on all aspects in steep terrain.

Weather

Flurries stopped around 14:00 on Saturday. Scattered clouds on Sunday with freezing levels rising to ~1300m.

Snowpack

CTE (1) PC down 18 on new snow/windslab. CTM (21) RP down 50 on df. 25cm at bottom of snowpack is mixed melt forms with a 1cm ice crust 10cm from ground. No tests done on this layer. Density change of top 2m snowpack appeared consistent. 15-25cm of snow sits on a hard windslab at TL and ALP from 181220 storm.

Avalanche

Several Sz1 Na on all aspects in steep terrain failed on recent storm snow.