Red Mtn / Record Mtn

Riding quality was:

Terrible

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Dense trees
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes

The day was:

• Sunny

Location / Travel

Rode the Red Mountain chair to the summit and traversed toward the Record Mountain ridge immediately behind Red Mountain.

Snowpack Observations

A snowpit was excavated to a depth of 1 m on a NW aspect at 1980 m (6484 ft) on a 20° slope.

Total snow depth: 160 cm

Ambient temperature: 0 °C

Surface: Hard faceted crust

Layering:

10 cm down: 1 cm thick hard crust over rounded grains (~3 mm)

70 cm down: 3 cm layer of rounded grains (~5 mm)

Stability Tests:

Extended Column Test (90 cm):

Failure at 15 cm down on ECTN27 (shoulder)

Failure was resistant and non-propagating

Hand Hardness:

Surface crust to 30 cm: 4F

Below 30 cm: 1F

Ski Conditions

Skied through tight trees down to the Red ski run. Snow in the trees was very crusty, with icy conditions directly below trees. Red Mountain ski runs were mostly ice, with rocks exposed in many areas.

No new recent signs of avalanches were seen.