- Submitted by
- alex_beek
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.435771° N 116.059828° 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
- 2,100m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- E
- Snowpack depth
- 180cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- Yes
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 80cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
Comments
Did an extended column test on a slop that we were thinking of skiing. Got a sudden planar result at 8 from the elbow on the January dry spell layer about 80cm down. Our group decided not to ski this slope and stuck to safer terrain.
