Front Range
SnowpackRon Simenhois · Feb 4, 2025 · Front Range
Weather
Increasing clouds, with moderate SW winds.
Snowpack
Where I traveled, the snowpack appeared stable, with no obvious signs of instability. On the south aspect, the snow surface consisted of moist grains above a melt-freeze crust (MFcr). This crust overlays a 4F-hard mix of faceted grains. This MFcr is strong enough to allow an ECTP on the mix of faceted-decomposed fragments directly underneath it. Deeper in the snowpack, faceted grains persist. On the east aspect, the upper snowpack contains a 10–20 cm P-hard wind-packed slab resting atop a faceted snowpack. The snowpack consists of 4F-hard facets from top to bottom on the north aspect. This faceted snowpack did not show the ability to carry a weak layer crack over a distance (ECTN).