Schneedecke

Observation: Miller Bowl

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Quick report

Aspect
North
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing
Elevation
2652 m
Slope Angle
36°
Red Flags Comment
<p>As I was breaking trail on a steep section at the top of Miller Bowl the snow around me "wumfed" and a crack shot to the rocks 5 feet to my left. An extended column test on the open slope prior to this revealed Collapses about 3-4 inches off of the ground on the 6th pat with my shoulder with no propagation.</p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>The new snow did not seem to bond well in some areas with the old faceted Halloween snow.</p>

Faceted old snow on the ground, with around 20" of new snow from Friday and Saturday on top of it. There was a lot of work done by the wind. Wind deposits were significant and wind slabs have developed.