CAIC Observation Report

air temp (F): 23*F; cloud cover: clear; wind loading: moderate; recent snowfall (cm): 5cm; snow avail for transport: small smounts

2" of fresh snow from night before. We dug our snowpit on a E-SE aspect at 10,950' feet of elevation near widow maker hill on a 30 degree slope. Two tests were performed: Extended Column Test (ECT) and a Propagation Saw Test (PST). ECT test did not show any reaction on our persistent weak layer formed back around Christmas, however we did get a positive reaction on a layer further up in the snowpack around 35 cm from the top which resulted in an ECTP20 at 35cm from the top. Our PST resulted in a small late reaction on both the Persistent weak layer at 65cm as well on our newer layer up higher at 35cm from the top with results of PST 110/120 END@65cm and PST 110/120 END@ 35cm respectively.