Front Range

Snowpack

matt farling · Feb 15, 2013 · Front Range

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Weather

Winds generally out of west 10-20 gusting 35mph. Obscured sky snowing light, the 45 min spend digging pit recorded 2 cm.

Snowpack

0-55 cm depth hoar (2mm), fist. 55-65 cm rounded grains (.75mm), 2 finger. 65-79 cm rounded (.5mm), 1 finger. 79-96 cm rounded (.73mm) 2 finger. 96-97 cm rounded (.5mm), 1 finger. 97-108 cm, three finger. 108-24 rounded, 1 finger. 124-140 cm, 4 finger. Snow temp. at 120 cm (20 cm down) 13.0 F. Test results: CTH23: at 96 cm and 108 cm 1 cm of displacement along failure surface. CTH 29: at 55 cm (on depth hoar), at 96 cm Q3, and at 108 Q3. ECTPV- failure propagated at isolation of column at 55cm (depth hoar).