Raft - Middle Mountain

Snowpack

spatterson · Nov 30, 2020 · Clearwater

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Weather

Avg Temp
-6
Wind Speed
windSpeedModerate
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Wind Direction
SW
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
150
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
1960
Test Initiation
easy
Foot Penetration
20
Test Failure Depth
20
Site Elevation Band
btl, tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
surfaceHoar

CTE 10 down 20cm on SH size 3 (SP) - note the SH is becoming fragmented and rounded ECTN 29 down 67 on facets size 1-1.5 The November raincrust is down 80cm. There are facets above and below the crust. It did not react in compression tests or ECT. Suspect that it would react to a deep tap test.