Pump Peak

Snowpack

Kenneth Martens · Dec 28, 2020 · North Shore

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Quick report

Weather
warm, foggy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, heavy, powder

Foggy morning with temperatures around 0C. Sun did not break through until about noon. The first three photos are the views from the opening just below pump peak. The last photo is our quick makeshift pit. See snowpack for details.

Snowpack

165 cm depth 2-4 cm fresh F snow 2cm 1F crust Slab of well consolidated 4F snow down to big rain crust 70cm deep. Compression test produced no results. Pull test caused the 4F snow to slide on two subtle layers that we did not identify on the pit wall.