- Submitted by
- eric_kitteringham
- Observations date
- Monday, December 16, 2019
- Location
- 51.696789° N 116.418115° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,567m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- SW
- Snowpack depth
- 120cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Resistant
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 65cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
Comments
Sw aspect at 2567m had a 120~ cm base, resistant planer failure 65cm down at ECTP#28. This was on a pencil hard layer. We did several shovel compression tests with similar failures in the same location.
Also noted inversion temps. -19 at the car at 10am, and down to base layers in the alpine with the sun shining. Otherwise fantastic skiing with beautiful powder and good company.
