Blowdown Peak Hunter bowl
Quick reportmaria.masiar · Jan 18, 2021 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cold
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
All northerly aspects of the upper bowl ran avalanches ranging from size 1-1.5. Saw crowns ranging from 0.5m to 3m depending on wind deposits. Cornices are building large. Surface hoar of 3mm on open upper bowl, none in the trees.
Snowpack
Dug to ground in shallow Rockies type inverted snowpack. Slabs comprised mostly the upper 50cm with a concerning 60cm of 2mm facets to ground. 3mm Surface hoar present on open clear sky slopes in bowl. All northerly aspects ran natural with crowns ranging from 0.5 to 3m in depth. CTE6(RP) up 96 on DF CTM13(RP) up 88 on DF CTM18(SC) up 26 on FC CTE6(RP) up 102 on DF CTM 18(BRK) up 93 on DF CTH29(SC) up 44 on FC