Latest Trip Report

JP-two

Continuing with my journal of trips to the JP area, this was my second outing worthy or recording. This particular trip was not really onto JP, rather we skid it's little brother which offers good fun skiing without serious terrain traps from 2100m down to 1600m. A steep upper section that pans out nicely into the run out, unlike most tight terrain in Hakuba. 35-40 degree chutes and ridges give a lot of options wrapping from north into east. This outing was particularly good since we had near perfect conditions for the zone, and good company. More/comment about JP-two

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Daily Mountain Diary

28 Jan - Persistent Slab

I have nothing to report from the backcountry for today. It snowed and blowed a bit in the valley. This morning the Japan Avalanche Network released another avalanche advisory for the weekend (which will likely be updated again on Sunday morning, so keep an eye out for any changes). Amongst other very useful information, today's advisory listed a Persistent Slab problem for the first time this season. For about a week now there have been varying reports of slab avalanches between Size 1 and 2 triggered by skiers on a buried sun crust on solar aspects. More/comment about 28 Jan - Persistent Slab

Earlier diary entries...

27 Jan - powder

We were heading for a simple tour today however with signs that it was blowing harder along with a...

26 Jan - plenty of powder

The trees were looking very nice today. We skied in the Tsugaike area from 1900m to the south for...

25 Jan - powder, fractures

Skied terrain to 35 degrees today, N, NW and NE aspects below tree line. Good deep powder, slight...

24 Jan - deep powder

10cm in 24 hours at my weather study plot. Down valley in Otari, past the ski areas, there was 60-...

23 Jan - problems?

Out today I have to admit that there are places looking very lacking in snow, or at least avalanche...

Latest Weather Data*

Sat 28th Sat 28th
Cloud Cover Obscured Obscured
Precip type and rate S 1cm/hr S 2cm/hr
AM temp -6C -6C
Max temp -5C -5C
Min temp -7C -7C
24hr New Snow 35cm 35cm
Storm New Snow 82cm 68cm
New water equiv 25mm 25mm
New Snow Density 69kg/m3 71kg/m3
Snow Depth 190cm 181cm
Baro Pressure 919mbar 917mbar

More:
>>Full data history table
>>Hakuba Avalanche Bulletin provided by the Japan Avalanche Network

*Data recorded each morning between 6 and 8am for the previous 24hrs. Weather station at 800m in Ochikura near to Tsugaike.

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