Sawatch

Snowpack

Ian Hoyer · Dec 20, 2014 · Aspen

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Weather

Light snowfall throughout the day. Sun kept trying to poke through the clouds. Winds were light near treeline.

Snowpack

See snowpit profile from NE aspect near treeline. Facets at the ground were still reacting in snowpack tests on that NE aspect, ECTP8. 100 ft away, on a SE aspect, HS 50cm, mixture of mfc and facets, ECTN18. Snow surface still soft near treeline. Winds had stripped many above treeline slopes.