Snowpack

Zigzag Glacier

Kyle WyattMt Hood
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Cold snow in the morning that stated to absorb solar radiation as the day progressed. As we descended at 15:00 the temps had dropped and a surface crust started forming. Did not observe any

Weather

Air Temp
30
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
none
Recent Snowfall
120
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

Snowpack

Zigzag Glacier @ 8700' Sno Ht 165cm 12/24 crust 120cm 12/18 crust 145cm Dug a pit down to the 12/24 crust to find a right side up structure. There was multiple inter storm layers within the recent snow. Our test gave us results of CTH with non-planar fractures throughout the test columns at different depths ranging from 20-45 cm down.