- Submitted by
- trcurran
- Observations date
- Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 22:34
- Location
- 50.621630° N 122.688700° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-122.6887%2C50.62163%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Phelix creek extended column weak layer")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 100cm
Comments
Did an extended column test near site of Dec 23rd avalanche. Top powder failed but did not propagate relatively easily, next failure was during hard taps about 100cm down. See video for full test.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DFoyRK7zTtCMp2UZ8
