Vermillion
Snowpackbcastle · Jan 29, 2021 · Kootenay
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Amazing turns on Vermillion slide path on Friday before the weekend crowds. 20cms new snow covered the old tracks pretty well. First part of the path below the peak offered us fresh tracks and below got a bit choppier but still good. Avalanche report on Friday suggested to manage sluff on steeper terrain. However, the slope was not very steep and sluff not heavy enough to travel very far. No signs of instability.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Snowpack test at 2439 m elevation. Failed at CTH26 regular column test. Some variability under new snow but seemed well bonded.