Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
There are some drifts of snow throughout the terrain. I found some shooting cracks on a north aspect at 7,100ft on a wind slab. I did not see any recent avalanches or experience any collapses.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 20
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 10-20
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
The morning started off in a cloud at the summit. It was snowing very lightly throughout the day. Around 10am the cloud ceiling lifted. Winds very calm.
Snowpack
Overall I found 4-8" of recent snow sitting on a firm crust layer. At 7,700ft on a west aspect I found the height of snow to be 175cm. I could find some broken surface hoar down about 5" and some graupel down 7". The surface hoar was not very obvious and might be more preserved in other locations. I also did find some small (0.5mm) facets down 11" within the ice crust layer. I did not get any alarming test results on these layers.
I later traveled to 7,000ft on a northwest aspect and dug to the ground. At this locaton the height of snow was 122cm and I was able to find some facets at the base of the snowpack. I performed an extended column test and found the snow to propagate on this layer (ECTP#22 down 75cm). Regarding hardness, these facets were firmer than a few weeks ago (1F-).