5040

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, windy, cold

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow

Good skiing on ~15cm of new snow with a light crust on top, crust below that also broke through pretty easily.

Weather

Avg Temp

-3

Max Temp

0

Min Temp

-5

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Rainfall Rate

drizzle

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

S

New Snow24 Hours

15

Storm Start Date

2023-01-20

Temperature Trend

falling

Precipitation Type

mixedSnowRain

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

S

Test Fracture

unevenBreak

Site Elevation

1350

Ski Penetration

15

Test Failure Depth

60

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow, crust

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

Dug a wind protected, south facing pit Weak layers at around 15cm (new snow) and 40cm CT showed no failures in weak layers, 15cm layer crumbled but no slab visible ECT failed at 40cm weak layer after 24 counts, no sign of propagation even after all 30 counts Tried triggering a cleaned up pit with a skier, no cracking or propogation seen. Another group dug a pit at a similar elevation but on a wind-affect west facing aspect and had very touchy results.