Mount Washington Northeast Aspect Below treeline
Snowpackjan · Dec 12, 2021 · East Island
Snowpack
- Depth
- 200
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1380
- Ski Penetration
- 40
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Test Failure Depth
- 70
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
Moderate compression tests on facets at a crust below accumulated storm snow. No tension in the low density (fist to four finger) snow above the crust meant no reactivity at these elevations but it's easy to imagine that with wind forming a slab this could be quite reactive.