Harvey today..only 10 of your closest Friends
SnowpackMegan Kelly · Nov 26, 2016 · Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
It was windy again today. Strong gusts at ridge top. The wind refreshed the skiing: tracks were barely visible this morning with only 5cms new. But it snowed hard all day and by the time we were back at the truck at 2:00 there was 10 cms of fresh on the ground. Visibility was poor so we stuck to skiing the windward side on mellow terrain. The wind was forming slabs at ridge top. We stayed far away from any alpine start zones or steep slopes . Great powder turns!
Weather
- Max Temp
- -4
- Min Temp
- -6
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Wind transport at ridge top is significant in the curve ball area and all the runs along the ridge on the lee side.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 115
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Snow depth varied from 115cms at 2000m on Sw and N aspects. The crust was 75cms down( felt by probing)