Touchy

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSnow

Weather

Avg Temp

-8

Max Temp

-6

Min Temp

-10

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

overcast

Wind Direction

SW

New Snow24 Hours

10

Storm Start Date

2020-12-17T23:44:00.000Z

Storm Snow Amount

30

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

none

Weather on above @ 1025 Lunch observation 1240 1776m Overcast S-1 -8 HS 125cm Foot pen 25cm Wind M/SW

Snowpack

Depth

153

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

1790

Test Initiation

veryEasy

Foot Penetration

30

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

5

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

surfaceHoar

Observed multiple occurrences of whomping on the approach beginning at around 1500m on going to observation point. Two tests with same results CTE1 @ 5cm SC on SH. 1F wind slab on 4F interface CTE2 @ 48cm SP on SH consolidated 1F slab on 4F interface CTM2 @ 70cm RP on faceted interface on melt freeze layer CTM3 @ 120 SP on faceted interface on melt freeze layer *Hindsight I would’ve picked a more level area as the right side was 115 HS so only used deeper half

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Start Zone Aspect

N, NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab, stormSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

surfaceHoarAndFacets

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2020-12-19T10:23:00

Multiple natural releases within the last 24 - 48hours. Some running 100+meters varying in depth from 5 - 30cm’s.