Mara peak
SnowpackSpencer Michie · Dec 30, 2022 · Manning
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, wet
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, cutBlocks, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- wet, crusty, powder, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
6” soft powder on top of rain crust. Weak hoar frost layer 1.5’-2’ down. 4-5” of facets base of snow pack. Full snowpack roughly 5’ deep.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 160
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1750
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 100
- Test Failure Depth
- 150
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets, depthHoar
4-6” of facets at base of snowpack and hoar layer 1-2’ deep