Quick report
We got out for a great day of storm skiing on Notch, making a few laps in the trees. There was about 4 to 6" new snow by the time we left (around 5:30), and the new snow seemed to be getting more reactive through the day. We dug one pit at 2000' and got unstable test results (ECTP22) on the March 6 layer, which is buried 1 to 2' deep on average. Both of these layers will be a concern as we continue to add new and windblown snow over the next 24 hours.
We triggered some very small avalanches on short but steep test slopes. These were around 6" deep, failing below the storm snow from today.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Rain Elevation
- 0
- Recent Snowfall
- 4-6"
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Steady snow all day, picking up in the afternoon. It was probably snowing 2"/hr by around 5:30. Very light southeast winds, nearly calm.
Snowpack
We dug one pit on a northwest-facing slope at about 2000'. As expected, the March 6 facet layer is still looking pretty bad. This was buried almost 2' deep (55 cm) in our pit, and ranged anywhere from 1' to 2' deep as we traveled. We got one unstable test result on that layer (ECTP22). We also triggered some very small avalanches below today's storm snow on short, steep rolls. None of the terrain we were on was big enough to make a big avalanche, but it seems like we probably could have done that if we tried.