Snowpack

Observation: Ham Hollow

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Quick report

Aspect
Southwest
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Elevation
2073 m
Slope Angle
30°

There was a nice crop of surface hoar feathers on the snow surface in sheltered terrain. Down low these feathers were growing right on the surface of a solid rain crust from the 1-6 storm

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>I did not see any evidence of wet avalanches, but I started to sink to around my boot tops in very slushy snow in south facing Ham Hollow in the midday heat.</p>

Solid supportable crust covered with well developed surface hoar at lower elevations.  Breakable crust at mid elevations, with wet slushy snow in sunny terrain in midday heat.