- Submitted by
- DJJKK
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 23:03
- Location
- 49.760717° N 123.028097° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.02809716210041,49.76071740987891,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Red Heather Meadow")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,500m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- NW
- Snowpack depth
- 90cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Foot penetration
- 60cm
- Ski penetration
- 20cm
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 40cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Crust
Comments
First Day Faff, pit was at level. Taps applied at an angle. Initial smallish failure on 3rd wrist tap. Cracks shot through upper part of block with first tap from elbow. Failure at crust about 40 cm down. Crust was maybe 4 cm thick, maldon salt flake style. Snow close to ground is sugary. Skiing was good, spots busy, solid snowing in the am and finished the day off sunny.
