Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Becs Hodgetts · Feb 16, 2016 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Clear skies and mild temperatures in the low 30's. Signs of previous strong winds in the alpine. Wind did not move snow on this east facing slope below treeline.

Snowpack

I chose a sunny spot to dig my profile. Snow surface moist to 9cm down. Total snow depth 65cm. Entire snowpack showing signs of recent warm-up. Depth hoar rounding and crusts decomposing. Ski pen only 5cm, but trapdoor to ground with boot pen. Structure too soft for solo ECT. CT6SCQ3 at facet/crust combo 19cm from surface. Second collapse 43cm from surface CT14SCQ1 on depth hoar.