Quick report
12/16 melt freeze crust down 10cm at 7700' in main canyon to as much as 50 cm at 8800'. No propagation in test pit on facet crust combo unless column fully isolated (crust cut). Then ECTP11. Temperatures rose through the day and snow surface was wet from ~8200' and below at 1400. Wet loose and roller balls on 30*+ slopes in the afternoon. Trees dripping by the time we got to the trailhead. Wet loose/roller balls on slopes over 30* after 1300.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
S2-3 snow until 1300, then S1 graupel. Then rain. Moderate winds at ridge top starting around 1300.