Quick report
Melting sun crust on top of snow. No instability observed. Moderate to strong winds throughout the day. Sunny skies in the morning, then increasing cloud cover. Light snowfall around 1 p.m.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 39
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 110
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Moderate to strong winds from about west.
Snowpack
Dug a snow pit about 2 meters deep, on a slope with an ENE aspect and 19° inclination. Found relatively fresh snow from the recent storm at top, with a noticeable density change from 4-finger hardness to fist hardness about 70 cm deep. Then a knife-hard rain crust 110 cm deep, and a fist-hard persistent weak layer 132 cm deep with 2 mm long facets. Performed a deep tap test targeting the persistent weak layer; observed sudden collapse after 20 taps. Failure line was 126 cm deep.