Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
anonymous
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Location (general area)
Buckhorn
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
20190106
Time
6 - 9am
Road conditions to area
Temperature
Sky
Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
Elevation
Snow depth
Boot/ Ski penetration
Precipitation
Activity, recent avalanches
Brief description
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain trap
Comment
approx 6-8" new fairly dry
not easy to make a snowball
No wind
Most NW aspects were dirt on Saturday.
50% of turns on those aspects went down to dirt/rock.
Snowboards and wide skis made it ok.
Most of our turns were on lower angle slopes, being concerned with the
under lying ice.
We were all on our rock/low tide gear.
N and NE had mostly boilerplate mixed with rock/dirt on Saturday.
Sundays turns on those aspects were a mix of good and bottoming on ice or dirt/rock.
4 riders: one tele, one alpine tour, two split brds.
One of our group reported a medium sluff on a steeper section over the boilerplate maybe 35 degree slope.
I wasn't with him.
not enough to knock off feet.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
Snowpack
Observer
anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
Location (general area)
Buckhorn
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
20190106
Time
6 - 9am
Road conditions to area
Temperature
Sky
Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
Elevation
Snow depth
Boot/ Ski penetration
Precipitation
Activity, recent avalanches
Brief description
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain trap
Comment
approx 6-8" new fairly dry
not easy to make a snowball
No wind
Most NW aspects were dirt on Saturday.
50% of turns on those aspects went down to dirt/rock.
Snowboards and wide skis made it ok.
Most of our turns were on lower angle slopes, being concerned with the
under lying ice.
We were all on our rock/low tide gear.
N and NE had mostly boilerplate mixed with rock/dirt on Saturday.
Sundays turns on those aspects were a mix of good and bottoming on ice or dirt/rock.
4 riders: one tele, one alpine tour, two split brds.
One of our group reported a medium sluff on a steeper section over the boilerplate maybe 35 degree slope.
I wasn't with him.
not enough to knock off feet.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
