- Submitted by
- falzs
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.441957° N 115.781452° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Summary
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,200m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- S
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- Yes
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Foot penetration
- 50cm
- Ski penetration
- 20cm
- Snowpack test result
- Very easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 10cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Storm snow
Comments
On south aspect 10 cm of new snow forming a soft slab overlying decomposing crust 30 cm deep. Below slab facets to ground. SSL becoming touchy. On north aspect SSL overlying facets also becoming touchy.