Observation: Logan

Just a quick walk in Stump Hollow with the dog on my day off.

Had a look at the still fairly shallow mid-elevation snowpack in a small meadow surrounded by the forest. It is no real surprise that I found well developed sugary or faceted snow near the ground. The good news is that it's not a very thick layer, and its very low in the snowpack, the slab on top of it well anchored in bushes and rocks. I was able to get my column to compressively fail and sheer cleanly on the basal facets with four taps from the shoulder (CT24Q2). But, my ECT test was negative,the slab/facet interface likely held together by the undergrowth.....

The sugary snow crystals near the ground do not stick together well and create a persistent weak layer that is certainly not uncommon in the Logan Area Mountains, but it is not as big of an issue this year as it often is.

nice powder conditions.... Snow in the trees affected a bit by recent and occurring tree bombs (snow from last week's storm falling out of the trees with midday warming)...