Churchill
Observed Jan 22, 2024, 10:00 a.m. PST · Central Rockies
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Quick report
- Comment
- Spent the day up at Churchhill, had mostly unsupportive snow (ski pen of 50 cm), but no obvious weaknesses observed below TL. Near the top of our runs (2150m), there was lots of whumpfing. Ride quality was fairly good, but with the low snow cover (HS 80cm at 2150m) we found a few rocks with our gear. Temperatures were quite warm, reaching above freezing from TL to valley bottom midday. The river crossing has frozen over nicely too.
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Ride type
- Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees
- Stayed away
- Alpine slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition sound, Avalanche condition temp
Snowpack report
- Depth
- 80
- Obs type
- Point
- Site aspect
- NE
- Test fracture
- Sudden
- Site elevation
- 2150
- Ski penetration
- 50
- Test initiation
- Easy
- Foot penetration
- 80
- Cracking observed
- Yes
- Test failure depth
- 30
- Site elevation band
- Btl
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Whumpfing observed
- Yes
- Test failure layer crystal types
- Crust