Quick report
Column tests had mixed results, with one ECTX and one ECTP13 down 37cm. It appears to have failed at the new/old snow interface from earlier this week. Given the other observations from south/southwest aspects the class will conduct targeted observations on those aspects in an effort to gather more data. No signs of instability
Weather
- Air Temp
- ~30
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- light
- Rain Elevation
- ~4000
- Recent Snowfall
- ~37
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Winds were light out of the west/southwest gusting to moderate, mostly transporting snow from trees to leeward aspects. Visibility was occasionally good enough to see the bottom of Skooks Chutes.
Snowpack
Snowpack structure is complex with varying degrees of hardness within each of the layers we identified. ~37cm of new snow from the recent storms including earlier in the week. Column tests with mixed results.