Front Range

Snowpack

john morrone · Mar 3, 2013 · Front Range

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Weather

clear, then clouding up , snow fall began about 1500. winds about 10-15, gusts to 20+, temps remained below 32, nice breakable crust on w-sw-s-sw slopes.

Snowpack

crusted storm snow on solar aspects, otherwise 30cm storm snow with windslabs on exposed slopes. generally supportive buried slabs over considerable basal facets. snow pit with CT at 11,650 120 sun crust 105 fist strom snow 102 finger 95 4 finger 85 1 finger 80 thin pencil layer 75 1 finger 60 facets 2 tests in 1 pit: CT1: 90 cm, planar Q1, easy (7) 50cm, irregular Q2, moderate (12) ground- hard, 29 CT2: 95cm, easy 5, Q1, planar 30cm, easy (7), Q2