- Submitted by
- krisrolson
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 22:30
- Location
- 49.747376° N 118.930217° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,100m
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Aspect
- N
- Snowpack depth
- 120cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Ski penetration
- 10cm
- Snowpack test result
- Moderate
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Uneven break
- Surface conditions
- Variable
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Other
- Storm snow
Comments
Multiple moderate results on two compression tests, PC down 10-15cm above a melt freeze crust down 25cm + -
North aspect was extremely wind affected with lots of wind load along the ridge.
