CAIC Observation Report

Snowpack

Top of Fish Creek Canyon, 9500', Steamboat. West/North-west facing 25 degree slope. C14 / Q3 at 35 cm down; C16 / Q1 at 45 cm down. 35 cm layer soft irregular layer, 45 cm layer tighter faceted layer. October snow layer 30 cm off ground, very obvious but seems to be to bridging pretty well. Total depth to ground 125 cm. Ground facet layer pretty thin, but did break when column was isolated to ground. Good supportive skiing