Whumpfing, but stable pit results in Beehive Basin

Whumpfing, but stable pit results in Beehive Basin

Date
Activity
Skiing

Performed two ECTs and a PST on an E aspect at roughly 9000’. HS was about 50 cm and the old faceted snow below the new snow was obvious. We had two ECTX in adjacent pits and a PST result of 40/100 Arr on the interface of old and new snow. These results were surprising as the snowpack structure had 4/5 lemons and we experienced Whumpfing on the same slope just 100 feet away. We also experienced whumpfs in other locations throughout the basin.

 

Region
Northern Madison
Location (from list)
Beehive Basin
Observer Name
Eric Heiman