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Quick reportyellowheadguides · Dec 20, 2025 · Pine Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, deepPowder, heavy, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
Skiing near the Pine Pass yesterday we found variable snow cover sitting atop the recent rain crust. This crust was present from highway elevation up to our high point of 1500m, was generally 2cm in thickness and supportive to our weight. Recent N winds have scoured the snow down to the crust in certain locations and created wind pillows everywhere making for difficult track setting and unpredictable skiing due to varying storm snow depths (0-60cm).
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- N
- Storm Snow Amount
- 40
- Precipitation Type
- snow
-23 in the AM at the highway. -15 mid day at 1300m.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 225
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- E, N, NW
- Site Elevation
- 1500
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Isolated cracking on steep, convex wind-loaded features at BTL and treeline elevations. Storm snow settling quickly. Hand shears suggest new snow is bonded to rain crust.
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Start Zone Aspect
- N, NE, NW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1500
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-12-19T20:00:00.000Z
Several wind slab releases <size 2 from steep treeline terrain.