Lucille mountian AST 1 course

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Lucille mountian AST 1 course

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Stormy
  • Windy

Comments

During our ast1 course we did a few compression tests and got two sudden collapses at 15cm (13 taps) and 55cm(23 taps)

At 55cm depth there is a crust layer from Dec 6th

Also another crust layer at 30cm from early Jan

We did an extended column test and there was no signs of fracture initiation or propagation

Conditions were overcast, snow, and wind coming from east in the morning and changing to west throughout the day

Around 25cm< fresh snow from last night/early morning

We stuck to simple terrain and avoided steep slopes and alpine