Cloudburst

Snowpack

jordan.polischuk · Dec 4, 2021 · Brandywine

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, windy, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard

Checked out cloudburst to see how snow faired onslaught of storms. Drove to ~850m on hard snow, skis on at car. Ski crampons required from road to top, 2-5cm new faceted snow on top of P crust. Skiing was awful, would give it a few weeks/snowstorms before trying again.

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
N, NW
Site Elevation
1500
Ski Penetration
0
Foot Penetration
5
Site Elevation Band
alp, tln