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Andesite Peak - East

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Quick report

East aspects appear relatively stable with the lower facets becoming compacted/buried. Upper slab/rain crust remains a potential hazard. Signs of wind loading, test slopes and pits were unreactive

Snowpack

Dug a pit to ground at 7700' on the east face, total depth of 125 cm snow profile: 125-95cm: 4f 95-80cm: 1f, very thin rain crust @85cm 80-45cm: 4f 45cm: pencil crust 45-20cm: 1f 20cm-ground: 1f/pencil frozen facets Tests: CT11 Q1 @85cm ECTN 15 @85cm ECTN25 @ 70cm ECTN29@60cm