Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Jason Konigsberg · Nov 25, 2017 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Windy and warm. No significant wind loading.

Snowpack

Snow surface is faceted on most slopes except southerly slopes.The surface on southerly slopes became moist again today but no wet activity noted.---I dug on a northeast facing slope near treeline and got easy results in extended column tests (ECTP4). There is a 12 to 14 inch cohesive four-finger to one-finger-hard slab over about 12 inches of fist-hard depth hoar. I walked above a few northerly slopes that were about 30 degrees in steepness and noted extensive but older long shooting cracks.---I took a quick look at an east-facing slope near treeline and did not note any weak layers of concern. The snowpack was only about 8 to 10 inches in depth.