A Quick Tour of the Old Ski Bowl

Location Name:

Old Ski Bowl, Grey Butte

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Wed, 03/14/2018 - 9:00pm

Observation made by:

Professional Observer

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 22' 11.2368" N, 122° 12' 1.332" W

California US

Conditions in the Old Ski Bowl and Green Butte Ridge:

Height of storm snow (HST): 50 cm (20 in), 7600-8500 ft.
Right side up snowpack.
New snow well bonded with old snow.
No signs of storm slabs.
Little effects of wind. Small cornices and wind pillows on northerly and easterly facing aspects above treeline.
No obvious signs of instability below and near treeline. Riding rollovers on steep inconsequential slopes yielded no failures.
Hand tests stubborn to trigger.
Above treeline: D1 sized point releases in Powder Bowl, D1 point release and possible D1 slab avalanche off of Sargent's Ridge into Avalanche Gulch.
Skiers reported minor wind affected snow on Green Butte Ridge and thin zipper crusts on sun facing aspects with 20 cm of ski penetration with 4F hardness.

Cloud Cover:

100% of the sky covered by clouds

Blowing Snow:

Precipitation:

None

Accumulation rate:

None

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

Air temperature trend:

Static

Wind Speed:

Calm

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