Quick report
Pit dug at 3900 ft north aspect of Crudbusters, 32 degree slope. ECTP16. Failure on thin layer of 1mm facets. This layer of facets is thin and difficult to find and was not identified until conducting an extended column test. D1-D2 natural avalanche on 40.5 mile, mostly obscured from new snow and wind transported snow.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 23
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- light
Clear skys, 23 degrees, light downslope winds skinning up, and flagging on ridge lines and summits. Winds aloft coming from the south.
Snowpack
Generally right side up snowpack with thin layer of near surface facets 55 cms down.