Front Range

Snowpack

Ryan Zarter · Jan 26, 2023 · Front Range

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Weather

Scattered to broken skies around Cameron and Willow Creek Passes. Strong winds out of the northwest around Cameron, with significant wind transport at pass level and above.

Snowpack

The snow depth where I traveled below and near treeline ranged from 75cm to over 2m, with quite a bit of variability near treeline due to drifting. Probing around, it seemed the average snow depth was over 150cm. Winds were building slabs near treeline, though I was only able to get localized cracking in the new snow on steep, wind loaded features.