- Submitted by
- Ryan Shelly
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 02:17
- Location
- 55.388900° N 122.738860° 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
- 1,570m
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Aspect
- NE
- Snowpack depth
- 310cm
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Foot penetration
- 90cm
- Sled penetration
- 30cm
- Snowpack test result
- Easy
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Sudden (`pop` or `drop`)
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 15cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Crust
- Facets
- Storm snow
Comments
Wind Slab in upper snowpack was highly reactive to testing
Mid pack (down 60) CTM 12 on recent HST interface from Friday Feb 23rd
Deep slab problem (down 120) CTH 3 on laminated crust with Facets size 1.5 mm in between.
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