March 18 Pit Results
Quick reportandrewking8 · Mar 18, 2025 · North Columbia
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees, cutBlocks, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, crusty
None of the typical “red flags” were observed. Sun exposure throughout the day led to moderate warming on exposed slopes, snow did not warm to the point of becoming wet or sticky. No sign of natural avalanches. Lots of pinwheeling on sunny slopes. Skied shaded, sheltered, low angle supported slopes. Amazing powder! Sun crust forming on sun-exposed aspects by midday.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 180
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 80
- Test Failure Depth
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
North slope, 2265m TL. 180cm depth to ground. Shovel shear produced no significant result. CTH 25 down 40cm, SP CTH 28 down another 20cm, SP (we observed a lower faceted layer and restarted the test after removing 40cm slab from first result). ECTP 17 down 40cm