- Submitted by
- kitchinh
- Observations date
- Friday, January 19, 2024 at 22:29
- Location
- 55.140546° N 127.229379° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-127.22937937687607,55.140546363014465,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Seaton Pow")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Summary
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,800m
- Elevation band
- Alpine
- Aspect
- W
- Snowpack depth
- 155cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Foot penetration
- 35cm
- Ski penetration
- 15cm
- Snowpack test result
- None
- Snowpack test fracture character
- Uneven break
- Surface conditions
- Variable
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Other
Comments
Day was sunny in the morning with flurries beginning in the afternoon and developing into S-3 by 2.30pm. Soft, deep snow has been preserved in sheltered areas but is variable and wind affected in exposed terrain. Saw multiple point release and natural wind slab avalanches size 1 to 1.5 on South and East aspects.
Pit at 1800m, on a west facing wind loaded micro feature.
HS was 155cm but was 175cm at pit location. Slope angle was 40° and temp -15.
Pit showed no results (CTX). Density change evident approx 60cm down, noncohesive sugary snow.
