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Level 1 Motorized Class
Location Name:
Forecaster Observation - Canyon Creek Road, Whitefish Range
Observation date:
Saturday, January 6, 2018 - 17:15
Is this an Avalanche Observation:
No
Observation made by:
Forecaster
Tabs
Quick Observation
Rollerballs up to 5000'. Freezing level was somewhere below that with light to moderate warm wet snow at times.
No avalanche activity or other signs of instability
Stability tests produced propagating results 10" deep on a decomposing stellar layer lingering from last storm. No results on the facet/crust layers buried 3 feet deep.
~2-3" of storm snow, not enough for new snow instabilities and no wind transport observed below 5500 ft.
Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Images:
Travel Details
Region:
Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)
Route Description:
Up Canyon Creek Road to the base of Skook Chutes
Activity:
Snowmobiling
Snowpack Details
Snowpack and Weather Details:
Terrain
Elevation of observation:
5000-6500 ft
Aspect(s) of observation:
SW
Red Flags:
Rollerballs / pinwheels
Persistent Weak Layers:
Buried
New Snow in the past 24 hours:
2.00in.
More comments about the snowpack and weather:
CT results on two layers near the surface and on the facet layer closer to the ground. (CTE Q2, down 6 cm on 1/5 NSF layer, CTM Q1 down 25 cm on decomposing stellar layer, CTH, Q1 down 90 cm on 12/15 1.5mm rounding facet layer, between the two crusts (12/17 rain crust, Thanksgiving crust) ECTP Moderate results on the decomposing stellar layer 25 cm down. No results on the 12/15 facet layer.
Avalanche Details
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Saturday, January 6, 2018 - 17:30
