Grand Mesa

Avalanche

Rick "Grumpy" Smith Powderhorn Ski Patrol · Jan 16, 2015 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

Temp. was 17*c, RH 28%, Sky's were partly cloudy (30%), winds were around 5 mph from the SW

Snowpack

Snow pack at this site was 58 cm. Observation was a ECT pit with 0-22cm of faceted snow (< 2mm) with an easy "Fist" , 23-45cm was a slab of rounded crystals with hard "4 Fingers" (< > 1-2mm) and 46-58cm was faceted surface snow with an easy "Fist" (< > 1-2mm) Snow temps. 10cm= -3.6, 20cm= -4.5, 30cm= -5.4, 40cm= - 6.6, 50cm= 6.4. Two ECT's were done with the first one being ECTP-7 & the second was an ECTP-10. Both blocks were hard "4 Fingers" Spatial settled snow pack variation sites showed "Top # 1" (9,900') @ 30", "Flyboy" (9,300') @ 26" and "Top of Pig" (8,900') @ 21"

Avalanche

None observed