Mt. Purden - Meadow pit

<p>Half day to scope out areas for future training events, popped out of Purden Ski area bounds and dug a study pit. The recent freezing rain/mix reached up to the mountain top around 1330 m. Snow depth (HS) was 156 cm in our sheltered meadow pit at 1330 m. Two CT's: CTH23 down 35 cm on decomposing fragments and rounded grains, second column gave CTE4 down 8 cm on ambiguous snow interface. ECTX (no failure or propagation). Layers were a bit more elusive here. Skiing BTL is rowdy. </p>

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Heavy.

Weather Conditions

Warm.