Rae Glacier
Snowpackclay.geddert · Nov 19, 2016 · Highwood Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, cold, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Skiing was wind affected but coverage was surprisingly good up high in the bowl. Lower down hazards certainly existed but were easily avoidable as we enjoyed some nice and fast cruisy conditions.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- SE
- Precipitation Type
- none
Windy, cloudy, and quite cold.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 100
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- other
There was wind slab development but was mostly unresponsive to our compression tests and we could not get it to propagate on our extended column test. We performed a few hand shear test on the way up and it was difficult to get a cohesive slab to break off.