- Submitted by
- Alan Perkins
- Observations date
- Friday, November 17, 2023 at 00:10
- Location
- 54.489355° N 128.936609° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Summary
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,050m
- Elevation band
- Below treeline
- Treeline
- Aspect
- W
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Snowpack test result
- Moderate
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Resistant
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 37cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
Comments
Two test profiles ontop of Project Pillows looking for information on buried weak layers. Observed two different layers of surface hoar down 37 and 49 cm producing resistant failures. Significant variance in size of grain between the two profiles suggests the spacial variability of these layers.
