It’s a Mountain Field Day!

Skied Mt Field today, arrived at the parking lot to -14, and snow S-1 under valley fog. VF ceiling was 2000m, under which 10mm SH is prominent, up to 20mm at the ceiling. Above this, there is a 3mm 1F MFCR at the surface, and glorious, glorious sunshine! Some evidence of prior avalanche activity on the headwall, Sz 1 windslabs with only the hints of a crown. Dug a pit at High Noon; please refer to beautifully hand-plotted details attached. 30cm of F to 4F DFs and facets overly a well supported midpack composed of 1F faceting rounds and, lower down, P and P+ roundy rounds. Probed HS of 280, some variability nearby but not significant. The Jan 3rd SH layer is decomposing at this elevation and produced ECTX x2. Skiing was a little hooky in the summit pitch; once under the headwall, conditions improved and were especially quite fun in the shimmering surface hoar at treeline and below. Tanuary continues!