Snowpack

Tunnel Ridge

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Quick report

-Sizable cornices development on E facing ridge lines - small wind slab 4-6 inches thick fractured on test slope running a short distance. -Structural lemons on north through east aspects kept us off and out from under consequential terrain. -We enjoyed skiing steeps on westerly aspect that hosted warm powder and soft turns. North through east aspects harbor a myriad of PWL of various depths and strengths.

Weather

Air Temp
20
Cloud Cover
few
Wind Loading
light
Recent Snowfall
Trace

Afternoon convective showers with warm sunny skies were a pleasant treat from 12:00-14:00 S-1

Snowpack

Test Pit 5300' NE: HS 205cm - ECTP28 75cm down on well defined graupel layer - PST45/100END same layer (other notable PWL decomposing surface hoar layer 65 cm down - XMAS crust 125 cm down overlain by facets going to rounds) Hasty Pit 6500' W: well bonded layers of various rounded grains composing upper 100 cm of snowpack - pleasantly surprised to not see sun crust present on this particular slope - hot pow - roller balls initiated from short radius ski cuts (wiggles)