Pascal trees

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Excellente

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Poudreuse abondante
• Affectée par le vent

Nous avons parcouru:

• Blocs de coupe forestière
• Forêt dense
• Pentes de faible inclinaison

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes alpines
• Pentes convexes
• Pentes raides
• Pentes ensoleillées

La journée était:

• Ensoleillée
• Chaude

Conditions d'avalanche

• Avalanches de plaque datant d'aujourd'hui ou d'hier.
• 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures
• Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.
• Augmentation rapide de la température jusqu'à près ou au-dessus de 0°C ou neige mouillée en surface.

Skiing at Chief Pascal today. Climbed from cerise crk parking lot towards the NE Ridge 3/4 to the end of the treeline. At that 1200m beside the cutblock we heard and felt loud whumpfing and a 1-3" immediate drop underneath our skin track. At this point we continued to skin in the forest along the cut block continuing NE to our destination, observing a 2nd whumpfing along the cutblock and tree level. At 1480m we heard and felt a 3rd loud whumpfing and decided to dig a pit and evaluate before proceeding. After doing a solid compression test, we decided that the conditions were not safe for steeper/continued skiing. The temperature was -7C at the parking and began to warm up with the onset of the sun and prevailing winds approx 0C.

-COMPRESSION TEST

1,482 meters - NW aspect - Mid-tree line, moderate/tight trees - 30 degree slope - clear sunny skies - Winds Light - Temperature above 0C

Results:

1st Test: CTM6 Sudden planar - surface hoar - up to 10mm crystals - 65cm cm down