Fraser settling after storm

Snowpack

jeni.rudisill · Dec 11, 2018 · White Pass West

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Quick report

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

Good skiing but still lots of rocks lurking below surface. Storm snow is settling rapidly and quite uniform in upper meter. All test results (hard) failed on SH sitting on crust down 1m in our pit. Setting up to be a good base after that last storm. Temp steady around -3C, winds were light midday.

Snowpack

Top meter very consistent settled storm snow. CTH X2, ECTH SP down 100cm on 20181208 surface hoar on laminated crust layer, 30 cm loose snow below that to ground