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Mt. Axtell

Zach GuyGunnison
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Quick report

Very weak depth hoar grains exist on the north side of Axtell, though the thin coverage is typically pockety and interrupted by rocks or shrubs.  There are a few terrain features with enough old snow on them that I would be nervous/uncertain about if a slab formed above them.  

Weather

Cloud Cover
few
Wind Loading
none
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Unseasonably warm

Snowpack

HS on the shady side is only a few inches deep on north aspects, and fades to zero by ENE.  Faceted grains were noticeably larger and weaker than what I observed yesterday at Star Pass: 3-5mm depth hoar, F- hard. See photos of coverage.