- Submitted by
- forecaster
- Observations date
- Monday, January 9, 2017 at 17:16
- Location
- 53.477200° N 119.953850° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,860m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- NE
- Snowpack depth
- 120cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Foot penetration
- 15cm
- Ski penetration
- 15cm
- Sled penetration
- 20cm
- Snowpack test result
- Easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Resistant
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 20cm
- Surface conditions
- Facets
- Surface hoar
- Variable
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Other
Comments
Well settled upper and midpack. Bottom third of snowpack (40-50cm to ground) is weak sugary facets and depth hoar.