Schneedecke

Grandma's House

Avalanche.org observerWest Slopes North
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Quick report

Cracking
widespread

Highly variable snowpack on open slopes due to wind transport. wide spread cracking on the up-track, roughly 30cm deep. Variable conditions on open slopes due to wind transport. Wide spread cracking on up track, roughly 30cm deep.

Weather

Air Temp
29
Cloud Cover
obscured
Wind Loading
intense
Snow Avail For Transport
large amounts

Low cloud layer moved into baggly basin and created flat light conditions.

Snowpack

Dug an observation pit near Grandma's House and found a 200cm deep snowpack. Pit was dug 100cm deep. Variable density in storm layers. - Fist hardness from surface to 33cm -4F from 33cm - 44cm -Fist hardness from 44cm-68cm -4f from 68cm-91cm -Pencil to bottom of the pit. Column Test resulted in CTM @ 33cm, CTH @ 44cm. Fracturing on different density layers. Extended Column Test had no result.