Aspen

Snowpack

blase reardon · Feb 7, 2015 · Aspen

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Weather

Winds light at ridgelines, but variable directions - got east, northwest, southwest. Few clouds in AM, but cloud shield moved overhead during day, with broken skies by days end. Warm.

Snowpack

Sun affecting slopes tilted into sun, with thin crusts on slopes near E, and full-on corn on supportable crust on steep, sunny slopes. Snow moist below about 9000' except the coldest/ most shaded slopes; wet below ~8200' even on low angle north slopes. Snowpack supportable except in odd, exposed spots near ridges. Some wind-dappling on open, northerly slopes.