KHMR Backcountry

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, cutBlocks

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Beautifull day in the backcountry with -8 degrees Celsius at 0956 at 2028m at TL. We heard a couple of Whoumfs while stepping on small buried trees skinning up. We saw 2 size 2-2.5 wind slab avalanches on SE aspects in the alpine that were probably about 48h old with the last storm. No signs of new avalanches from the day. Skied NE, E and SE slopes from TL to BTL. Found a sun crust on SE aspects starting to get thicker but not affecting the skiing to much yet. The rest of the aspects were deep powder turns.

Weather

Avg Temp

-8

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

300

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2038

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

60

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

74

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

other

Big Temp gradiant from 0 to 50cm deep. 0-30cm : Fist snow DF 30-74: 4F-1F RG 74-76: 4F SH 76-123: P- FC 123-170: P FC 170-300: Unobserved CTM 11 (RP) down 30. CTM 11 (SP) down 74 on SH 4.0-12.0 Jan. 24. ECTP 14 (SP) down 74 on SH 4.0-12.0 Jan 24.

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2.5

Start Zone Aspect

SE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab, corniceWithSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Not mesured, see first picture for one of them.