Sawatch

Snowpack

Becs Hodgetts · Mar 17, 2017 · Sawatch

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Weather

Bluebird day. Winds keeping snow surface cool (even below treeline) with the exception of south slopes.

Snowpack

HS 161cm. Moist in upper 20cm of snowpack progressing to dry below. Upper 20 cm and surface 0C, -1C to 60 cm below surface. Some sign of water reaching mfc 20 cm below surface, with ice bodies noted. Irregular across pit wall indicating snowpack draining. CT28@140SC,ECTN. Ski pen 5cm, Boot pen 20cm. Light dust layer beginning to show on east aspects below treeline. No sign of rollerball or wet loose activity noted.