Pedley Pass Spring Fun

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, wet, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Good day up at Pedley Pass. Spring conditions were present with melt-freeze crust present on all aspects thickest on the southern aspects. On the northern aspects, the crust got thinner as we gained elevation. With no evidence of instabilities after digging a snowpit and walking around, we rode some alpine southern aspects. As we were coming back up the south aspect, we noticed rapid warming when the sun was present and the snow surface became wet. later on, we rode some familiar northern-facing runs that have been skier-compacted

Weather

Avg Temp

-3

Min Temp

-8

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

S

Storm Snow Amount

15

Temperature Trend

rising

Snowpack

Depth

130

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

S

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2350

Ski Penetration

10

Test Initiation

easy

Test Failure Depth

8

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust

We dug a snowpit to get an idea of the snowpack on southern aspects. Here are the results: CT5 SP Down 8cm on a melt-freeze crust because of two near surface crusts, there weren't any deep instabilities in the test