Grand Mesa
SnowpackEli & Troy Powderhorn Patrol · Jan 24, 2017 · Grand Mesa
Weather
Time: 1355 Wind: Calm Cloudy with intermittent snow Temperature: -8 degrees celsius Location, Aspect, Elevation same as above
Snowpack
127 cm total depth. 127 cm to 109 cm = new snow layer, fist hardness, conducted ECT 4 @ wrist did not propagate across column 91 cm = distinguishable layer, fist hardness 87 cm = distinguishable layer, fist hardness, conducted ECT 2 @ elbow did not propagate across column 80 cm = change from fist to finger, unable to fail at this layer 80 cm to 12 cm = four finger hardness 12 cm = upon completion of ECT, shovel shear test performed from back of column with failure @ 12 cm Ground to 12 cm was noticeably softer but we don't feel its made its transformation to depth hoar Ground temp = 0 degrees celsius Location, Aspect, Elevation same as above