Big White East Peak

Snowpack

BAMF15E · Feb 9, 2021 · South Okanagan

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, cold
Ride Type
openTrees
Stayed Away
sunnySlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
clear
Wind Direction
NE
New Snow24 Hours
8
Temperature Trend
falling
Precipitation Type
none

Cold (-20C at parking lot) and getting colder as our afternoon went on, wind at lower elevations, but stop until we were on the NE aspect. We skinned back to a SE aspect.

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SE
Test Fracture
resistant
Test Initiation
moderate
Test Failure Depth
50
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust, surfaceHoar

CTM16 tap overall/RP, no other results for the rest of the test. The layer, 50cm down was surface hoar or crust. The rest of the column was stable down to the December rain crust.