Front Range
SnowpackBrad Sawtell · Jan 16, 2011 · Front Range
Weather
Relatively warm temperature, between 28 and 24F. Brisk westerly winds. Around noon, the wind speed really picked up and came from the East for a while before shifting back to the northwest. Not a whole lot of blowing snow as there is not too much available at the time.
Snowpack
HS hovered around 100cm just below treeline. Lower third of snowpack is well faceted. Found a near surface facet layer around 70 cm's. although I did not go above tree line, the snowpack near and above treeline appeared to be highly wind affected.