Snowpack

Observation: Monte Cristo

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Aspect
North
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2530 m
Slope Angle
10°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Almost anything behaves like a slab over very weak old snow on polars</p>

P1: Wx pattern of the day... scattered showers and a clearing regime (16:00)

P2: Quick Pit with obvious weak snow (some VERY weak) below PPs

P3: Percolation column formation 93cm - 75cm through a layer of facets

P4: Cover for deeper parts of the zone, S aspects still very thin as elevation decreases

P5: Riding conditions

Snowpack

Elevation dependent storm dropped 14 inches at highest elevations (9000') but tapers sharply to storm totals around 6 inches near 8000'. New snow is not particularly well bonded at the interface though much less touchy than yesterday. I was unable to locate the mid-storm graupel from other obs but did find a weak crust in the upper snowpack that could have come from similar moisture pattern at lower elevation / milder part of the range. Overall good riding conditions and access is greatly improved, though still obviously thin.

Quick Pit for Structure Linked Below...