Snowpack

McCully Basin

Caleb MerrillNorthern Wallowas
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Quick report

Climbing up to McCully Basin, we noted surface hoar growth in the valley bottoms.  There was 1 meter of snowdepth at the McCully Yurt.  Snowdepths between 7-8,000' was 150 cm to 210.  We saw evidence of previous wind loading, and avoided wind-loaded features.  We conducted snowpack tests in a pit at 8500' on a NE aspect.  The 1/3 interface was found 35 cm down from the surface.  There was a layer of large (4-6 mm) graupel at the 12/26 interface.  We did get a failure on this layer, but it did not propagate in our ECT.  The 12/18 crust was 135 cm down and we did not find an alarming amount of facets below this crust.  

Weather

Air Temp
29
Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
previous
Recent Snowfall
0

High thin clouds all day. Temperature inversion was in place this morning. Wind was light out of the SW. No new precip.

Snowpack

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