Field Observations:
Great below tree line powder skiing on all aspects at the moment. At 1700m on a south aspect I skied a quick run of 400m vertical of dry cold powder and Hakuba's backcountry is fantastic right now. Since we have not had a slot of wind, and only a steady moderate rate of snowfall the avalanche conditions are probably not that bad below 2000m on moderate terrain. It is a great time to tour with cold temps and clouds keeping the surface snow in great condition whilst not too deep for trail breaking.
Date:
20100205Cloud Cover:
OvercastPrecip type and rate:
S-124hr min temp:
-7C24hr max temp:
-1CPresent temp:
-5C24hr new snow (HN24):
9cmNew snow from current storm (HST):
24cmSnow height (HS):
170cmWeight of new snow (100mm tube dia):
9gmWater equiv of new snow:
15mmDensity new snow:
96kg/m3Surface crystal size:
0mmSurface crystal form:
New SnowWind speed:
LightWind direction:
SEMore info: