Front Range

Snowpack

Spencer Logan · Dec 30, 2014 · Front Range

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Weather

Obscured, with low clouds and icy haze. Sun poked through late morning to early afternoon. Calm. Cold.

Snowpack


Ski pen was 20-30 cm. Late Dec storms have settled into a fairly supportable layer on NE-E-SE near and below treeline. N aspects were less supportable with occasional trap-doors.

No signs of instability on E-SE aspects below treeline. Minor whumpfs and cracking in isolated areas N-NE.

Near treeline, previous wind loading left small, thin, reactive wind slabs. We avoided larger, fatter pillows.