Here’s another digital asset, Sentinel sat imagery, for eyeing conditions and terrain from afar. Before Strava, Facebook groups, and Google Earth, aerial photography was a vital tool to a ski mountaineer’s toolset. Photographers like Bradford Washburn and John Scurlock had (and have) provided invaluable information in the form of pictures of mountain faces.…
Using Sentinel Hub for Planning Backcountry Tours
Sentinel Hub:A clear (low % cloud coverage) image from Jan. 31 around the Aspen zone in Colorado.
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Recently updated satellite imagery is also useful in the early season. I use the CalTopo premium/Sentinel Hub layer. You can use it to identify the early snowpack hanging around that will potentially become the bottom weak layer after the next substantial storm covers it. Then you can plan your ski tour where to avoid a weak snowpack or where to be on high alert for instabilities in regards to avalanches.
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