- Submitted by
- Hyland Backcountry
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 21:45
- Location
- 54.867600° N 127.534500° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-127.5345,54.8676,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Hankin AST 2 Observations")
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- Summary
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Below treeline
- Treeline
- Aspect
- E
- N
- S
- W
- Snowpack depth
- 172cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Snowpack test result
- Hard
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Variable
Comments
Loop tour of Hankin Area we observed:
- up to 5cm of new snow
- 5cm windcrust in affected alpine areas, lee to SE winds
- Extended Column Test, Treeline East Aspect 1290m 30 deg open slope gave no result - test depth 100cm. Dec 6 crust probed at 140cm
-observed surface hoar down 10cm in 2 test profiles
- Ski cutting produced no results in area tested
- 2 recent loose dry avalanches size 1 - steep, N facing Alp terrain.
- Numerous older size 1-2 loose dry various aspects
- significant wind affect in upper alpine areas
- weather: -8/-3c, Light SE wind, broken sky. Nil precip