Wind pockets off Hudson bay hill

Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?

Point observation

Elevation above sea level

1,619m

Elevation band

• Treeline

Aspect

• NE

Snowpack depth

98cm

Did you observe whumpfing?

No

Did you observe cracking?

No

Foot penetration

40cm

Ski penetration

10cm

Snowpack test result

Easy

Snowpack test fracture character

Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)

Snowpack test failure depth

24cm

Surface conditions

• New snow

Snowpack test failure layer crystal type

• Surface hoar

Always daunting posting on the MIN, as lots of experts eyes out there! But noticed some change in today's test pit:

After a few days of M to S southerly winds at the hill, we weren't too surprised to see the Dec 22 surface hoar layer now buried almost a foot! On a wind pocket below the ridge, the SH layer stands proud and failed repeatidly on compression tests. Moderate force and a rutschblock then failed on the thiner SH layer 45-50 cm down. Will be interesting to watch as the snow arrives...

CTE (6) SC @ 24 SH

CTM (19) SC @ 45 SH

RB 4 (most) down 45 on SH