Snowpack
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john morrone
Weather
bluebird colorado almost windless day, views to utah
Snowpack
new cold fluffy storm snow getting wet and cohesive in sun. lower altitudes indicate some upside-dowm recent snow layers. snowpit: 9970', near baldy summit, due W exposure, 25 degree slope 175 some small hoar frost, getting wet in sun cold low density storm snow, soft, becoming cohesive in sun 160 thin ice crust 4 finger 140 ice crust 2-3 cm thick 1 finger 115 4 finger 5 cm layer pencil 70 facets to ground, 4 finger CT results: 160 easy (5) Q2 above/ at crust 140 moderate (15) Q1/Q2 on crust 115 hard (25) Q2 in soft layer could not CT break into basal facets, but sheared readily at 70.