Quick report
Did not observe any recent signs of instability in the snowpack. Did not observe any signs of instability in the snowpack in my view shed.
Weather
- Air Temp
- At 1500 was 37deg. Glen Alps weather station showed high of 47deg for same time period
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
Started tour under bluebird skies, with some cirrus clouds moving in later in the day. Winds calm
Snowpack
At lower elevations, snow surface showing effects of sunshine and warmer temps. Consisted mainly of a thin melt/freeze crust of variable supportability and a cap of fine surface hoar (pic). The breakable crust made for challenging downhill skiing. Higher elevations consisted mostly of windboard (pic). Did a pit on the N aspect and on the east end of the Wind Tunnel historic slide path at 2467ft (attached). Got ECTP25@30cm with snow column collapsing on a layer of buried surface hoar? overlying a M/F crust.