Snowpack

Alpental Meadow

Alex LombardoSnoqualmie Pass
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Quick report

A strong inversion was the main story this morning, with telemetry recording a 14 degree (F) difference between the valley floor (14 F) and the summit of Denny Mountain (30 F) at 0800. Small (<1 cm) surface hoar was present preserved in open meadows and larger (~5 cm) surface hoar feathers were observed near open water sources. Skiing conditions were marginal at best.

Weather

Cloud Cover
clear

Snowpack

80-100 cm HS on sheltered southerlies at 3200'. Prominent ice lens (1/3 layer) about 50 cm deep. Of note, this layer was closer to 75 cm deep in the same location two weeks ago.