Snowpack

Observation: Abajo Mountains

Brian SparksAbajos
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Quick report

Aspect
Northeast
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
Elevation
3200 m
Slope Angle
38°

Thin weak layers at 130 and 110 cm depth sheared easily in shovel shear test and produced moderate results in compression test(CT13Q2, CT16Q2), and were reactive in extended column test but did not propagate(ECTN15Q2, ECTN20Q2).

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>North winds have transported snow to southerly aspects. Winds slowed throughout the day.</p> <p>Poor bonding between storm layers were reactive to compression but did not propagate.</p>