Aspen

Snowpack

blase reardon · Jan 6, 2015 · Aspen

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Weather

Mostly sunny, w near-freezing temps and light winds.

Snowpack

HS 65-90 cm. SE-ESE facing slopes at ~12000'. Some 10-15 cm thick, 4F hard Wind Slabs on surface near ridgelines. Surface snow moist. 50-60 cm slab, softer at top, 4F-1F+ in middle (Solstice storm), ~1/2 step softer at bottom. Sitting on rounding FC and refrozen melt-freeze crusts or rounding FC/DH. Slab barely supportable on slopes receiving less direct sun.