- Submitted by
- joeyvosburgh
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 51.223818° N 117.493474° 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
- 1,950m
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Aspect
- E
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Foot penetration
- 100cm
- Ski penetration
- 40cm
- Snowpack test result
- Hard
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 100cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Facets
Comments
@1950, east aspect
CTH(30) SP dwn 100cms FC’s 4F over 1F
No reactivity to skiing but keep it mellow and supportive. Evidence of cycle to size 2.5 during recent storm. Rampart moraines were obscured but debris ran into Dome exit line.
Foot penetration was over 100cms, yet ski penetration was around 40cms