Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Did not observe any recent avalanche activity within my viewshed. Recent ski tracks in Avalanche Gully and Tequilla Bowl. Did not observe any signs of recent avalanches in the South fork of Eagle River valley. Localized cracking of thin windslab under my skis. Did not propagate beyond them.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 16deg at 1500
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Bluebird day. Winds calm at PL but at south fork saddle SE winds 10-15 with gusts to 20. However no signs of snow being transported. Winds calm at pit site.
Snowpack
Snow surface ranged from 20cm loose snow in valley bottom to windboard in south fork saddle with everything in between. Isolated patches of 5cm breakable crust. Loose snow that fell during precip event on 11/22 and later faceted made for pleasant turns on lower slopes. Did pit at 3343ft near the base and on the NE side of Avalnche Gully (profile attached). Found F faceting stellers on surface overlying mixed layers of pencil slab and faceting rounds. Temp gradient at pit site was 1.6C/10cm depth so enough? to cause faceting within snowpack. Got CT15 @ 45cm at faceted snow/slab interface and ECTP16@0cm, collapsing on faceted snow at base of snowpack. Entire snowpack popped out with some energy (pic). Pit done by Gianotti and Sauer on Pk 3 the same day showed roughly a similiar snowpack.