Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3048 m
- Slope Angle
- 27°
Snow profile showed us 5' of snow with 9" of new snow and mostly faceted snow underneath the crust. The weakest layer in this location was the faceted snow just underneath the old surface crust. Snowpack temperatures show a snowpack that is starting to lose the strong temperature gradient, but crystals were still very faceted in nature. We had results with compression tests underneath the crust, but the main goal of the snowpit was to see what weak snow (facets) looked and felt like with a slab(thicker snow) over the top of them. If we see this structure on a steeper slope then we have the potential to see avalanches. Photo of dry 3-4mm faceted snow near the ground.
Thanks to Sanpete County for hosting us.
Snowpack
9" of settled snow where we traveled. The new/old surface was a stout wind and sun affeceted surface in most locations. Protected north and lower angle meadows were softer and made for better turns.