[MCR] Evening ridge Nelson jan 14

Subject: [MCR] Evening ridge Nelson jan 14
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:09:36 -0700

Took a mid day jaunt up and down Evening ridge, above the access road to Whitewater ski area. Nice and sunny and temperatures steady near -12 C. I dug a pit in an open area below treeline at 1580m (5200'), facing SW. Some easy compression test results down 10cm above and below a thin (2mm) crust were not a big concern, being shallow and underlying only loose powder snow. The surface hoar buried on new year's day was found 55cm below the surface, not reactive to my first 2 column tests, and shearing reluctantly in the hard range on the third try. Ski penetration was 15-20cm, Ski quality and snow stability was good, all in all a sweet little tour.

Joel McBurney   Ski Guide

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