Snowpack Asulkan

Quick report

danielcoward99 · Mar 2, 2025 · Little Yoho

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, warm
Ride Type
openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected

Sunny beautiful day. Snow was "punchy" a little hard but softish from the heat midday Completed a snow pit results: - No failed pillar at standard com 30. - Had to wail smash the column to achieve a resistant planar at 65cm -Somewhat consistent snow density throughout snowpack, no obvious persistent layers Slope was NE facing at approx 1600m elevation. Did not have time to venture any higher (semi truck crash shut down hwy 1 for hours this AM).

Weather

Sky Condition
clear
New Snow24 Hours
0
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
200
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NE
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
1600
Ski Penetration
4
Test Initiation
hard
Foot Penetration
30
Test Failure Depth
65
Site Elevation Band
alp, tln
Surface Conditions
surfaceHoar