Manto nevoso

Small Test Slope North of Bachelor Cinder Cone

William BrennerCentral Cascades
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Quick report

Highly reactive recent storm slab from Tuesday to today, potentially reactive deeper storm slab over the weekend that may be strengthening. Persistent weak layer still present. Could not initiate avalanche on small 35-40 degree supported test slope below treeline. Two be transparent I completed one official compression test and one where I removed the failing layer. To be specific for first compression test 25cm failed on CT1 I removed if from the column, continued compression test minus this layer 50cm deep failed on CT22, I removed that layer, remaining slab 40cm above the persistent layer failed two hits later on CT24.

Weather

Cloud Cover
obscured
Wind Loading
unknown
Recent Snowfall
25
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

Snowpack

175cm snowpit total snow depth 335cm as I was able to bottom out prove. 50cm of fist softness snow on top of 20cm of four finger softness, below this the rest of the pit was 1 finger with the exception of our persistent facet layer 90-95cm deep.