Pulpit #4

Snowpack

Brett G ยท Feb 21, 2021

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy, stormy, windy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Good skiing in fresh snow. By the end of the day tracks were blowing in between laps.

Weather

Avg Temp
-5
Max Temp
-3
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
moderate
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
1
Wind Direction
S
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
snow

From 2pm to 4pm the wind changed from Light to Moderate and by 4pm it was Intense. At about 4pm we observed a twister/tornado on the ridge at about 2350m; it was between 80m and 120m high and lasted between 45 and 90 seconds and moved significant amounts of snow - it was not an ordinary dust devil.

Snowpack

Depth
25
Site Aspect
NW
Site Elevation
2350
Ski Penetration
30
Foot Penetration
40
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow