Aspen

Snowpack

William Brown · Dec 4, 2014 · Aspen

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Weather

calm and overcast 8000-11000 ft elevation Aspects Western to South

Snowpack

generally weak faceted snow, snow depth 35-50 cm average with a max of 75 cm with in the snowpack we did observe 2 distinct interfaces. Repeated compression test showed repeated results on the lower interface Q1, sudden collapse, sudden planer ECTP on this lower layer between 5-15 cm from bottom