- Submitted by
- Helene
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.939410° N 124.174760° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-124.17476%2C49.93941%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Interesting weekend coming up")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Summary
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,500m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- S
- Snowpack depth
- 140cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- No
- Foot penetration
- 25cm
- Ski penetration
- 10cm
- Snowpack test result
- None
- Surface conditions
- Corn
- Crust
- Facets
Comments
The upper 30 to 40 cm of the snowpack consists of a few thin crusts that have been deteriorating during last week's cold nights and turned into 10 to 15 cm thick layers of facets. They run like sugar through your fingers. Beware of any load settling on those ball bearings. Should be an interesting avalanche weekend. Wait until we know how this coming precipitation shapes up and how it bonds. Be patient, let things settle, folks. I know the lure of fresh powder will be strong. Stay safe out there.