Australia's leading alpine safety training company
  • Home
  • Overview
  • Training Courses
    • HUNTING HIMALAYAN POWDER
    • Jones avy savvy weekend
    • Women in the Backcountry AST1
    • Avalanche Skills Training Level 1
    • Avalanche Training Level 2
    • Refresher Training
    • Ski Mountaineering
    • Backcountry intro
    • Duke of Edinburgh Award
    • Alpine First Aid
    • Snow Camping
  • Team
  • Video
    • Podcasts
  • Store
  • Contact
  • Blog

Pit 02 25.07.2015

Picture
Did some digging on an east aspect @ 1900m.
Snow pack depth 80cm.
Had easy results hand shear quick test.
The snow pack has settled and the buried surface hoar is still present but is bonding well with the high temps during the week
See results below
Buried surface hoar present @ 15cm, 30cm and 37cm. 
Crystal size 4-6mm. 
No results from the column test but did get a result from the deep tap test, DT 27 SC @ 37cm 

Snow density was fist and 4 finger below for the top 40cm. Dry snow.

Will continue to monitor the buried surface hoar but it seems to be bonding well and the snow pack is quite stable
Picture

Pit 01 19.05.2015

Picture
Did some digging on an east aspect @ 1900m.
Snowpack depth 60cm.
Had easy results on both surface hoar layers.
See results below
Buried surface hoar present @ 7cm and 20cm. 
Crystal size 4-6mm.
CT3 SC @ 7cm and CT10 SC @ 20cm.
We got a CT17 RP @ ground level on some Depth hoar.


Snow density was fist and 4 finger below 20cm. Dry snow.
Will continue to monitor these weak layers.
Picture

Training Courses

AST1  Level 2 Avi     Ski Mountaineering
​Snow Camping   BC intro

Company

About

Support

Contact


© COPYRIGHT 2011.
​ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • Overview
  • Training Courses
    • HUNTING HIMALAYAN POWDER
    • Jones avy savvy weekend
    • Women in the Backcountry AST1
    • Avalanche Skills Training Level 1
    • Avalanche Training Level 2
    • Refresher Training
    • Ski Mountaineering
    • Backcountry intro
    • Duke of Edinburgh Award
    • Alpine First Aid
    • Snow Camping
  • Team
  • Video
    • Podcasts
  • Store
  • Contact
  • Blog