AST-1 Keefer Lake

Submitted by
siobhan.uy
Observations date
Monday, November 23, 2020 at 20:30
Location
50.143180° N 118.335880° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: AST-1 Keefer Lake

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Cut blocks
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
  • Steep slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Sunny

Comments

Temperatures were mild -5 °C. AST-1 course, ended up on a solar aspect, topped out at 1810 m. Did a compression test on 32° slope in sparsely treed cut-block, vegetative ground cover below snowpack. HS 90 cm, November crust down 45 cm, solar crust from Sunday 2 cm thick on surface, variable on slope. Results varied between CTH no results and CTM-15 dn 45 RP on November crust. We did notice good bonding above and below crust. Upper snowpack was decomposing fragments.