Monashee chalet weekend

Snowpack

daburgermax · Mar 6, 2022 · North Monashee

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Quick report

Ride Type
sunnySlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder, crusty

Did some skiing on Finn today! From Summit down to the lake. Snow was quite variable all around, with sun crust on steeper slopes, and wind effected areas in the alpine. There was some pow to be found but it was a bit of a mission to find it!

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedModerate
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Precipitation Type
none

Winds gusting throughout afternoon

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
S
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
2000
Test Initiation
hard
Test Failure Depth
30
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
variable
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust

We did a simple profile, the only reactivity we could repeatably find was a CTH 21 RP and CTH 23 RP down 30cm on a crust. On one of our columns the top 10cm crumbled apart around CTE 9 which was also concerning. The skiing was meh but the trip was great!