Quick report
Buried facets below this weekend’s storm snow or deeper.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 34
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Wind Loading
- none
- Recent Snowfall
- 75
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
No wind scouring or loading observed on the snowpack. Very little wind today.
Snowpack
We dug a snowpit at 2000 ft in the Crudbusters backcountry ski area. A small breakable crust on the surface made for average skiing and skinning. About 2.5 ft down in the snowpack we noticed an approximately 5 inch thick layer of buried facets. The facets were very sugary in nature and did not bond well to each other. However, an extended column test was performed and no collapsing or propagation was observed throughout the test. Another layer of buried facets existed about 5 ft down from the surface of the snowpack. No avalanche activity was observed other than old, small rollerballs on a few north slopes and more southerly slopes.