Quick report
Minimal snow cover with no avalanche activity expected where I traveled.
Old rollerballs and small wet loose avalanches were visible nearby, coated with ~2cm of new snow. Distant small dry loose avalanches were visible.Weather
- Air Temp
- 29
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- none
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Clear skies for several days and calm with no signs of wind transport at my max elevation of 4600' along a ridgeline.
Snowpack
Snowline was at approximately 4000ft on the south facing aspect I traveled up. A consistent 60cm of dry snow was present at 4600'. A few crusts were present, visible in the pit photo. Clearings had an abundance of well-developed surface hoar and very small, weak near surface facets were found in the top ~20cm before progressing to harder rounds further down in the snowpack.
Surface Temp (Ts)=-5.8°C
10cm down Temp (T-10)=-4.6°C