Still on up high at Seaton

Today, we rode at Seaton Basin. Snow was isothermal at the parking lot at 1150m. The top 20-30cm of snow was moist until about 1600 m. Above 1600 m, there was up to 20 cm of cold new snow. We dug a snow pit at 1900 m on a northeast aspect and found the March 5th surface hoar down 65 cm. We were able to get hard propagating results in an extended column test. The March 5th surface hoar layer was well preserved here. There were light southerly winds throughout the day, and temperatures stayed below zero above 1600m. We observed a few old, wet, loose avalanches from the rain event over the weekend.