- Submitted by
- Andrew Packham
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 01:52
- Location
- 49.159850° N 117.879850° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 2,110m
- Aspect
- E
- Snowpack depth
- 120cm
- 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
- Facets
- Surface hoar
Comments
ECTP23 & CTH26 sudden collapse - both at 75cm FC/SH on top of a 1cm crust, looked to be the early Dec layer.
North aspect looked really wind buffed, with more evidence of wind from fallen trees and debris on the ground. OK skiing down the east trees back to the car.