Snowpack

Observation: Electric Lake

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Quick report

Aspect
East
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Elevation
2865 m
Slope Angle
28°
Red Flags Comment
<p>The density of the surface snow is increasing due to warming temp's and wind. This maybe the future sliding surface, no shooting cracks yet or colapsing was found.</p>

measured from the top 13 cm of new snow at fist, below that is a freeze/wind crust. Under the crust is a layer of weaker snow (small Facets). The snow below the crust was four finger to three finger to the ground. The snow below the crust had wet grains, no facets were seen. Total snow is 56 cm, that same location last week had 70 CM.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>strong winds from the southwest will build cornices on the steep upper ridges.</p>

Snow was like early spring powder snow, due to the warm temp's.