Quick report
Snow riding quality improves lower down, away from ridgetop, with less wind affect. Sheltered trees below ridgeline does not have much wind affect. On ridgetop - found sign of more reactive wind slab than expected (ECTP1) and this was on gentle ridgeline rollover- Southerly aspect. We kept to low slope angles on southerly slopes finding variability in surface hardness and wind deposit. . Cold temps and wind chill kept us moving.
Propagation across ECT column. ECTP1 ( X2 tests) down 5" inches. ECTP16 down 12"Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Moderate-Strong Northerly winds. Light snowfall throughout day.
Snowpack
Wind loading on S aspects, 6000', near ridgetop. Inconsistent surface conditions/wind affect below ridgetop. Thin sun crust, variable distribution, from Tues 2/13 down 2”. Knife hard melt freeze/rain (Feb. 3rd) crust down 1.5 ft, crust is up to 1ft thick.
Propagation across ECT column.
ECTP1 ( X2 tests) down 5" inches in recently wind deposited snow.
ECTP16 down 12", within storm snow
Sheltered and Treed N aspect 5600' . Little to no wind affect. ECTN's and CT Q2/3 results in top 1.5 ft of snowpack above 1ft thick hard rain crust. Snowpack height 6ft.