Boom Lake Area
SnowpackJon Effa · Mar 9, 2016 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2300
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 100
- Test Failure Depth
- 90
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Explored around boom lake today, digging just above treeline on the east side of the lake. HS~160cm, up to waste standing on both feet. Shady N aspect. ~25cm F-4f overlying ~20cm 1f slab, underlain by F facets to ground, slightly denser in the 20cm overlying the ground. ECT M7, RP down 55cm at the base of the denser slab, CT M3, SP down 100 on a density change in the lower facets. Definitely not confidence inspiring. While we didn't dig elsewhere, probing around, the density profile seemed to be very similar throughout the area.