Blowdown area pit

Submitted by
El Cap
Observations date
Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:30
Location
50.351452° N 122.215018° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Blowdown area pit

Information

Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
Point observation
Elevation above sea level
1,700m
Elevation band
  • Treeline
Aspect
  • NW
Did you observe whumpfing?
No
Did you observe cracking?
No
Snowpack test result
Moderate
Snowpack test fracture character
Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
Snowpack test failure depth
35cm
Surface conditions
  • New snow
Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
  • Crust

Comments

We did two compression tests on a 33degree slope NW ASPECT.

First CTM 18. Pop and drop .@ 35cm

Second CTM 16 pop and drop @ 35cm