Buff Pass: SPC Recon Day

Date

01/16/2021

Location

Day #

28

Avalanche Danger

2,2,2

Persistent Slab on N-SE possible. Small to large.

Wind-drifted slopes steeper than around 35 degrees are the most likely places to trigger an avalanche. Look for evidence of recently formed slabs of stiffer snow below ridges or the sides of steep chutes as features to avoid.

Ski Partners

Britni Johnson, Eric Deering

Route

Pepsi Ridge (Diet Pepsi), North Pole, Bitch Creek (left of Mellow Gully zone)

Weather

Benign weather

HSN24

3"

HSN48

3"

Precip

Nil

Sky

Overcast

Snowpack Observations

HS ~100cm with 3″ fresh snow, a buried 10cm breakable wind crust, a mostly supportable mid-pack, and 35cm basal facets.

Riding Quality

Variable