Mongolia Bown
Observed Dec 26, 2020, 11:00 a.m. PST · lizard-range
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Quick report
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Open trees
- Stayed away
- Alpine slopes, Steep slopes, Convex slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Powder
Snowpack report
- Depth
- 140
- Comment
- Mulltiple tests in SE pit, CTM failures at 40 and 60cm down both sudden planar with little displacement. Couldn't determine crystal type with naked eye, not large crystals. Second pit on Outer Mongolia near ridgetop NNW aspect, CTE2 40cm down on 2 of 3 tests, similar failures to SE pit. No results on early december ice crust. One CTH failure in basal facets. Fist in storm snow, 4 finger -> 40cm down, 1 finger -> december crust, 4 finger in basal facets.
- Obs type
- Summary
- Site aspect
- NE, SE
- Test fracture
- Sudden
- Site elevation
- 1850
- Test initiation
- Moderate
- Foot penetration
- 60
- Cracking observed
- No
- Test failure depth
- 40
- Site elevation band
- Btl
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Whumpfing observed
- No