Weather

Powder Pimple/Hatch ridgeline

Barker/PaulHatcher Pass
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Quick report

We did our darndest to find pockets of instability today but were unsuccessful. Southeast aspects were soft by 11 am while northerlies remained loose and low density. A light wind would have kept surfaces cooler but calm wind amplified temperature in the mid 30's and felt more like 50deg F. We dug on a north aspect at 3700' and had no propagation in our pit. We have not observed any new slabs avalanches since 3/20. 

We observed a few new natural wet loose sluffs that occurred early afternoon on SE to SW aspects at 4000' that would not be capable of burying you but definitely would tweak a knee or ruin your day.

Weather

Air Temp
30deg F at 3550'
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
previous
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts

Despite weather stations reporting temps in the 30sF at 3550' and 22F at 4582', it felt hot, and we were cookin' in the sun. Winds were calm with light winds felt at ridgeline.