Snowpack

Big Creek

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Quick report

Collapsing
isolated

Very wet and heavy snow. Challenging to lay a skin track and to ski down, especially as we avoided steep slopes. Caused a big whoomph at 44.627 -115.799 on W aspect, 6605’. Observed lots of snow rollers as we sent loose slough downhill on the traverse.

Weather

Air Temp
32-36
Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
light
Recent Snowfall
125

Snowpack

Didn’t dig a pit, but a probed the crust beneath 125cm of heavy wet snow.