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CAIC Observation Report

Keegan Ferris/ Dusty BuffingtonSnowy Range
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Weather

air temp (F): 20; cloud cover: overcast; wind loading: moderate; recent snowfall (cm): 25; snow avail for transport: moderate amounts

Snowpack

A layer of weak facets lays near the ground with wind loaded snow on top on this east aspect and similar conditions on north facing slopes as well. Extreme caution should be exercised on slopes greater than 30 degrees and while traveling through any sort of avalanche terrain. This type of snowpack can be easily triggered by just adding more weight(snowmobiles) to it, can be easily remotely triggered, and easily triggered in thin spots( rocks, shrubs, stumps, etc).