Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Brent Herring · Feb 6, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

broken cloud cover, 25-30F, no wind, slight temp/humidity inversion, appeared a system was rolling in

Snowpack

Time: 0930; Aspect: ESE; Slope: 28 deg; Elevation 12K; Hasty pit - Total Depth: 165cm; fist to four finger new snow: 40cm; finger hard slab: 60cm; fist hard basal facets: 60 cm ;;; ECTP0 @the new-old interface, Q2-3; Continuation: No RXN on the depth hoar. A couple ski cuts on a 30-32 deg planar slope didn't yield any movement.