CAIC Observation Report

Very windy and clear sunny day. Temps hanging around freezing. Winds calming down about 6pm. About 6"/15cm of new snow. air temp (F): 27; cloud cover: clear; wind loading: intense; recent snowfall (cm): 30cm; snow avail for transport: moderate amounts

North facing aspect below treeline. HS 145cm. About 6" of new snow. The snowpack has two distinct PWL. The Feb 11th layer (55cm deep) and Xmas crust (85cm deep). The Feb 11th layer is showing to be stubborn, but if triggered is likely to step down into the xmas crust. Heavy winds with the storm last night. I imagine some of the snow was disintegrated from the wind and the rest deposited in weird areas, along with normal wind loading areas. ECTX (with additional taps failure and propagation on the Xmas layer 85cm down) PST48/100end @feb 11th layer.