Aspen

Snowpack

Brandon Levy · Feb 4, 2019 · Aspen

Weather

Mild with temps in the mid to high 30's and thin overcast with sporadic solar input. Winds were calm with some light gusts from the South until about 1100 when they shifted and became light from the SW

Snowpack

Lots of tree debris on the Ragged Mountain Rd. from yesterday's winds. Structure in Lone Tree Bowl seems to be moving toward a more homogeneous picture. I was able to make a snowball with the rounding, slightly moist depth hoar grains. No results from long column tests and with a lot of force a compression test resulted in an uneven break. The NE facing terrain of the start zone likely has more of a surface slab but concerns are limited based on possible magnitude. Elsewhere the lower paths are back in the anchors. Looks like precip started as rain up to 9600' early on 2/3 which seems possible given wx station data as well