Grand Mesa

Snowpack

Rick Smith · Jan 25, 2015 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

Few clouds in AM giving way to scattered clouds early afternoon. Warm from the gitgo. Calm.

Snowpack

HS 87 cm @ 9450', N-facing, 20* slope. Seemed typical. Slightly moist NSF at surface. 55 cm slab 1F hardness near base, though 4F+ right at base. 20-30 cm rounding FC 2-3mm. Some striations still visible. Softest ~15 cm from ground (4F) slightly harder above. Several thin FC/ buried SH layers in slab, but not reactive (CTX, ECTX). ~5 and 30 cm < surface.