Quick report
We took a short trip to the neighboring country around WMR. In general we were pleasantly surprised to find more new snow than expected.
- 9 to 13 inches of storm snow rests on the 12/7 crust. We observed no signs of instability in the new snow.
- We found the thin 12/10 crust roughly 4 inches below the surface. This crust is eggshell thick and hardly noticable while riding.
- Snowpit tests revealed unstable results on north aspects. North aspects appeared to have a weaker snowpack structure than southerly aspects. See snowpack tab for more information.
- The snowpack is still moist to wet below the 12/10 crust. I suspect this will continue to gain strength over time.
Weather
- Air Temp
- Below Freezing
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- 4500
- Recent Snowfall
- 35
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Light precipitation throughout the day.
Snowpack
Generally surprised by how wet the lower half of the snowpack is. The 12/7 crust is thick and supportable to ski, but not boot. I suspect this will continue to harden over time. We could not find buried surface hoar where we dug on a north facing aspect.
Snowpits:
North aspect @ 6400 feet. ECTP25 x 2 down 50 cm (20 inches) from the surface. The weak layer was a layer of facets that rests a few inches below the 12/7 crust.
South aspect @ 6400 feet. ECTX. We gave it an extra hard couple hits and had propagation on a layer of facets a few inches below the 12/7 crust.
Snow depths averaged 90-120 cm.