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Snowpack

Rob Hunker · Feb 23, 2013 · Aspen

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Weather

noon; S-1; blowing snow; 18F; W10/17

Snowpack

HS 52"; basal layer: 4F small grain facets going RG; midpack layer: 1F rounds with 2 moderate/hard shear failures; surface layer: 4F DF & PP; no signs of instability; blowing snow into the snowpit made it hard to view the crystal card; it will take a large load for failure in the midpack; highway hazard: LOW