Engadine Burn Glade
Observed Mar 9, 2024, 10:00 a.m. PST · Central Rockies
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Quick report
- Weather
- Sunny, Warm
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes, Sunny slopes
- Stayed away
- Alpine slopes
- Riding quality
- Ok
- Snow conditions
- Heavy
Snowpack report
- Depth
- 106
- Comment
- Toured to tree line. Moderate winds from the west with movement of snow in the alpine. Snow became heavy from the sun around noon and pinwheeling was observed. 0C at time of test, -6C at T10. CT and ECT both collapsed on basal facets 80cm down.
- Obs type
- Point
- Site aspect
- S
- Test fracture
- Sudden
- Site elevation
- 2295
- Ski penetration
- 10
- Test initiation
- Hard
- Foot penetration
- 70
- Cracking observed
- No
- Test failure depth
- 80
- Site elevation band
- Tln
- Surface conditions
- Variable
- Whumpfing observed
- No
- Test failure layer crystal types
- Depth hoar, Facets