Quick report
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
Went out to garden city trying to get an idea of what the snow pack was doing , and if SW aspects were anywhere near stabilizing. Spoiler alert they were not. It was a spooky day on the skin track with several booming colapses shooting cracks 20-80 ft out from my skis. The largest collapse occurred right after I stepped back into my skis after digging my first pit. Its looking like a sub 30 type of season. Information and test results from the snow pits below.
Pit 1 @ 10:54 am
HS: 80cm
Aspect: SW 230
Elevation: 8415
ECTP19 @ 42cm failing on facets on top of a solid suportable crust. Snow is faceted to the ground below the crust
Pit 2 @ 12:38 PM
HS: 88cm
Aspect: NE 48
Elevation: 8168'
ECTP17 @ 50cm failing on a facets above a thin breakable crust. Snow is faceted to the ground below the crust
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Its spooky out there. Lots of collapsing and cracking. See comments for more detailed information.</p>