Snowpack

Observation: Salt Lake

BrackelsbergSalt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
Northeast
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2713 m
Slope Angle
29°
Red Flags Comment
<p>The wind was transporting some of the new snow on the ridgelines, but not enough to cause concern for us.</p>

I was curious to compare the profiles over the past 3 weeks side by side to see how the snow was changing. Our stability tests indicate that the weak layer at the ground has adjusted to weight of the slab on top.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>I was interested in seeing how the PWL was changing over the past 3 weeks. I have done a snow pit in the same spot 3 times since Dec 2 and it appears to me that the slab is strengthening.</p>