Silver king ridge

Snowpack

Depth

65

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NE

Test Fracture

sudden

Ski Penetration

5

Test Initiation

easy

Foot Penetration

55

Test Failure Depth

65

Site Elevation Band

btl, tln

Surface Conditions

variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

other

Test profile at 2050 m on a Northeast aspect on a run called acidophilus in the Whitewater backcountry. Quite a thin snow pack (65cm) for this time of the year and this location. Compression test results showed; easy sudden results down 65 cm in thin moist snow layer below pencil resistance laminate crust. Also a moderate resistant shear down 20cm in a previous storm interface was noted. We skied on cat tracks between 2050m and 1650m. Snow cover was insufficient anywhere else in this area. The snowpack description would be as follows; 0-10cm of snow overlying a 1-2mm breakable freezing rain crust. The "mid pack" is 4F to 1 F-. It overlies a 10cm laminated pencil resistance crust near the ground with a thin layer of soft moist snow just above the ground.