KH Slackcountry

Snowpack

nschroeder · Feb 27, 2021 · Dogtooth

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Quick report

Weather
warm, windy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected

Spend the day north of the resort in the slackcountry. Overall great ski conditions. Some minor wind effect on both sides of Rudi’s ridge.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
fewClouds
Wind Direction
NW
New Snow24 Hours
0
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation24 Hours
0

Winds out of the northwest today, breezy on the ridge tops. On south facing slopes out of the wind the sun was warm.

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
S
Test Fracture
unevenBreak
Ski Penetration
10
Foot Penetration
45
Site Elevation Band
btl
Surface Conditions
newSnow

Recent storm snow was popping off the dense layer below in a hasty pit we dug. Suspect the Feb 19th layer?