Front Range
SnowpackGrant Breidenbach · Feb 17, 2023 · Front Range
Weather
Blue skies and sunshine! Wind gusting in the 30s but very little snow available for transport. Everything from the mid week dusting has already moved around.
Snowpack
The wind affected snow was very reactive and was cracking and collapsing. However, cracking was not propagating out in long shooting cracks. On an NE aspect at near 10,700 feet near treeline in a spot that appeared extra slabby, I isolated a snow column for a a shovel tilt test and it was nearly impossible to get it isolated or on shovel without failing about 15cm down in a relatively thick layer of F hardness snow.