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Vancouver Island

Feather peak area (North end valley)

Published
Feb 10th, 2018 1:11 PM
Tyler de Jong
Vancouver Island
Details

Type

snowpack

Coordinates

59.639890, -135.182450

Quick Observation

Feather peak area. Nice inversion near the Hwy summit (-9C). Dug a quick pit NE aspect 1200m. Five crusts identified in the top 50cm. Layer at 35cm from the surface failed on CT hard ~6. Snow hardness of ~pencil throughout. Bulletproof suncrust and scoured on SW slopes, wind deposited softer snow on NE slopes.

Snowpack

Feather peak area. Nice inversion near the Hwy summit (-9C). Dug a quick pit NE aspect 1200m. Five crusts identified in the top 50cm. Layer at 35cm from the surface failed on CT hard ~6. Snow hardness of ~pencil throughout. Bulletproof suncrust and scoured on SW slopes, wind deposited softer snow on NE slopes.