Front Range

Snowpack

Andrew Ogden · Mar 11, 2013 · Front Range

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Weather

Sky clear in AM changing to partly cloudy in afternoon; winds moderate in AM with moderate blosno at ridgetop, decreasing in afternoon.

Snowpack

Profile location: Upper Hidden Valley at 10,800', E aspect, 31deg slope, partly wind-sheltered behind stand of low trees. Snow-surface largely wind-affected, no observed ax activity or obvious signs of instability. Upper spx: 2cm soft windcrust over H24 12-15cm, over 30cm combination of prior day's PP and F-4F PP/DF from previous weeks' precip with several 1F windcrusts mixed in, all above 3cm layer of .5-1mm FCxr. P-K slab from 140-120cm on 2cm layer of .5-1mm FC. Deep P-K slab below from 118-78cm over 3-4cm FC. Spx tests: CTM(14) SC@37cm dwn on .5-1mm FCxr, ECTN(14) on same layer; DTTH SP@55cm dwn on .5-1.0FC; PSTN@97cm dwn on FC.