CAIC Observation Report

cloud cover: clear; wind loading: light; snow avail for transport: none

A couple of tests were performed in our snow pit today on a northern aspect near Vagner Lake at 10,650 feet of elevation in the snowies . We observed three distinct layers in the snow pack (January slab, Christmas crust layer, and a non-cohesive snow layer above the frozen depth hoar near the ground). No reactions were seen with the extended column test (ECTX), again showing the stubbornness in the upper third of the snowpack as well as our Christmas crust layer in the middle. The propagation saw test did however show some reaction near the ground level resulting in PST 56/120 END.