- Submitted by
- bryce.johnston
- Observations date
- Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 18:00
- Location
- 50.988061° N 118.836337° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-118.83633748974378,50.98806076617862,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "East of Quuest mtn")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,980m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- SE
- Snowpack depth
- 110cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Foot penetration
- 30cm
- Ski penetration
- 15cm
- Sled penetration
- 15cm
- Snowpack test result
- Very easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 15cm
- Surface conditions
- Surface hoar
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Crust
- Facets
Comments
Three crusts in the bottom of snowpack, observed two layers joined by a column of ice(see pictures). Found facets on top of an upper crust at 15 down. Sheared very easily and suddenly (3-7 taps). Found a temperature difference on either side of the upper crust. The pictures show a two degree difference in about ten cm. I didn't get any results below 20cm. Extended Column went at 6 taps.
