- Submitted by
- randy
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 18:31
- Location
- 55.013108° N 121.555835° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-121.55583529804383,55.01310758431262,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Bullmoose")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,614m
- Elevation band
- Below treeline
- Aspect
- E
- Snowpack depth
- 150cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Foot penetration
- 90cm
- Snowpack test result
- Easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 66cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Facets
- Surface hoar
Comments
30 cm of storm snow with precip S-2
Hs 150 with very strong winds from SW with high wind loading. Did many compression tests with same results
CTE 6 down 30 SP on facets 2mm
CTM12 down 66 SP on Surface Hoar
ECTE7 down 66 SP on SH
DTH24 down 140 RP on Depth Hoar
PST50/66 End down 66 on Surface hoar
