Quick report

Black Canyon

Mark Staples & Kevin Allred
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Quick report

45cm of snow (18") at 7900'

The heat has had a big impact on the snow at these lower elevations (this area doesn't have terrain much about 8200').

What would normally be a faceted, loose, and unsupportable snowpack is warm and dense. There's evidence of old facets, but they're warm and damp and you can make a snowball with them. 

I think the snowpack at 9000 is totally different, but no one is going that high on snowmobiles near Island Park or West Yellowstone yet.