Sawatch

Snowpack

Brad Sawtel ยท Apr 7, 2011

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Weather

Warm with south, southwest wind. Partly to mostly cloudy. very light snow at times...graupel and heavily rimed snow crystals.

Snowpack

Dug a snow pit near tree line on an east aspect. HS=235 (some wind loading). Numerous buried crusts separated by cold snow. Strong though many Q1 shears. Cornices are large!