Snowpack

Observation: Providence Canyon

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Quick report

Aspect
West
Red Flags
Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2560 m
Slope Angle
24°

My snowpit tests showed full propagation (ECTP 16) just under rain-crust from the end of January or early February where melt water is currently pooling.

The Providence Canyon road is mostly melted down to rock, mud, and gravel. Not really great riding conditions. Hoping incoming storm will cover it up again.

Cooler temperatures forecast for the next few days will slow the meltdown and help snow stability. Several hours with temperatures in the teens or lower twenties would help significantly...

Snowpack

Snow surface damp, even at upper elevations...