Terminator Core lodge

Quick report

randy · Jan 7, 2017 · Chic-Choc Mountains

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Quick report

Weather
cold, windy, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

20 cm of new snow. Strong winds causing wind loading of lee ward slopes. Two hard wind slabs down 32 and 80 cm with no reaction on compression test. Had CTM 19,20 SP down 100 cm on faceted layer from mid November. So there is a large slab of 100 cm deep that with a moderate trigger will fracture causing large slab avalanches. Faceted layer is about 20 cm deep and goes to ground. HS 120 cm.