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Sudden drop

Published
Dec 22nd, 2024 4:00 PM
christopher.g.wills
Jordan
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

51.022260, -118.796750

Quick Observation
Went for a ski in the typical 15km gorge area. We found around 10cms of new snow in the parking area, which seemed to increase as we gained elevation. A rain crust was present under the new snow at 1650m and below. Above this elevation, ski quality was excellent.
Snowpack
Dug pit at 1950m N aspect in the typical gorge 15km area. CTM11 produced a sudden drop/planar result down 100cm, suspected on the early December SH layer. The result seemed to have a lot of 'energy' and the column popped out like a cash register. As we were packing up, we felt and heard a very large whoomph and settlement. following this, we adjusted our objective accordingly.