Snowpack

Mount Spokane

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Quick report

Dug a test pit on a small wind loaded feature on a NW aspect near the summit at ~5600'. Got ECTP26 and PST 56/100end 42cm down on a 4F+ layer with pencil hard slab on top. Total snow depth was 200cm and the strong crust was 100cm down (we only dug to the crust). No other signs of instability were observed. No cracking or whumphing observed

Weather

Cloud Cover
overcast

Easterly winds

Snowpack

Observed ~1 cm thick sun crust just below surface on S facing slopes ~4500'-5300'