- Submitted by
- neilwarrenskiguiding
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 23:00
- Location
- 51.666610° N 116.403390° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
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Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,300m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- SW
- Snowpack depth
- 130cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Snowpack test result
- Hard
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Surface conditions
- Variable
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Depth hoar
Comments
Multiple pits dug(ast2 course). Mod and hard sudden collapse on facets and Depth hoar under nov. Crust in pit with 115 to 135cm snow. Pit with 70cm deoth=no result(all loose facets) pit with 300cm also no result.