Brake Check Cutblocks
Quick reportDan Kilburn · Feb 5, 2025 · Lizard-Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, crusty
Widespread crusty conditions on sunny slopes up to 1350m (suspected in higher elevations too)
Weather
- Max Temp
- -11
- Min Temp
- -21
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Start Date
- 2025-01-31
- Storm Snow Amount
- 30
- Precipitation Type
- none
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 0
Cold and crisps and sunny with light south west winds. Wind and solar effect on southern slopes with 3cm breakable crust up to 1350m and suspected higher.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 121
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- S, SW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Ski Penetration
- 5
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Test Failure Depth
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Easy and moderate results on compression tests, uneven breaks, 30-35cms deep in and bellow a 10 cm thick crust layer (consisting of a few layers of crusts with facets and ice forms mixed in)