Hector South Ridge

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

35 cm of new snow in the past 24 hours distributed by moderate west winds (gusting to strong at ridgetop) throughout the day. No evidence of natural activity in the region however visibility impacted any significant observations.

Weather

Avg Temp

-5

Max Temp

-5

Min Temp

-9

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

overcast

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

W

New Snow24 Hours

35

Storm Start Date

2024-02-24

Storm Snow Amount

35

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

135

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

E

Site Elevation

2300

Ski Penetration

40

Foot Penetration

80

Sled Penetration

0

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

35cm of recent HST (storm snow) distributed by west winds throughout the day. Up to 50cm of F to 4F- (low density snow) overlies facets above the February 3rd melt freeze crust. HST was reactive on steeper convexities within the observed area propagating up to 10m in front of skis but not triggering a slab on slope (cracking but no initiation). The midpack is supportive where the February 3rd layer exists. The lower snowpack consists of weaker facets and depth hoar to ground. No reactivity below the Feb 3rd layer and no significant avalanches observed.