Snowpack

Observation: Steep Hollow Timber Sale

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Aspect
North
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2652 m
Slope Angle
23°
Red Flags Comment
<p>The new snow appeared to be well-bonded to the wet and crusty stuff that was on the ground before Christmas. There were no obvious signs of instability...</p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>There is a layer of weak snow from November near the ground, but the warm and wet weather before Christmas might have done this in... I still am getting ECT tests to produce propagation, but the old snow is so wet that It should solidify with colder temperatures on tap for the upcoming week. </p> <p>Maybe more of a wind slab problem in exposed terrain...</p>

Deep, somewhat heavy new snow... approximately 16 inches of new snow at around 7500 feet, with more and heavier deposits up higher.