- Submitted by
- bramski
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 8, 2019
- Location
- 50.079142° N 122.867782° 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?
- Summary
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,300m
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Aspect
- N
- S
- Snowpack depth
- 50cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- Yes
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Foot penetration
- 40cm
- Ski penetration
- 5cm
- Snowpack test result
- Easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 20cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Facets
Comments
CTE9 on a windloaded area just north of body bag. HS 70cm. We had some significant whumpfs in isolated terrain features during our ascent to body bag saddle. ECT no result.
