Ft Liard AST

Observations from AST class. Shooting cracks and small size 1 triggered while hiking in the area March 6. Snow on a steep south aspect was moist with small pinwheels. Results from compressions tests were variable due to variability of the wind slab as well as the January melt-freeze crust: CTVE(RP) down 13cm in facets below a wind slab; CTE(RP) down 9cm in facets; CTM(RP) down 32cm in facets size 1-2mm.

Average of 3 compression tests. Where wind slab was present, failures were below the slab in facets size 1-2