Sugarbowl... didn't suck

Quick burn up Sugarbowl to take a look at the snowpack and help support MIN observations. Firm crust of variable thickness up until 1200m, where the surface conditions quickly transitioned to new snow, up to 15-20 cm depth by 1600m. Pit at 1510 m on N aspect gave moderate results down 15 and 20cm. Hard results down 48. Overall, at this location, we experienced a stable snowpack and observed no natural failures. A tired pooch turned us around at about 1600m, with some lovely turns until we got back to the typical Sugarbowl survival-skiing crust. Surprisingly good skiing found lower than expected on this trip! Further observations in the snowpack section.

Snow nerd stuff from pit. Pit in open trees on N aspect, 29 deg incline. Air temp -7.0; -4.8 @ 10 cm depth HS: 50cm @ 1000 m; 55cm @1150 m w/ thicker surface crust; 105 cm @ 1245 m; 151 cm @ 1510 m Stability tests (2 CTs, 1 ECT): CTM12 down 15, (PC) on rain crust CTM20 down 20, (RP) CTH25 down 48 (NPB) ECTN30 down 48, no propagation along column, only failure underneath shovel.