Grand Mesa

Snowpack

Hunker/ Lazar · Feb 2, 2011 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

1200 hrs, very cold, -14F; no precip

Snowpack

upper snowpack crust and surface hoar layers; cohesive midpack; shallow cohesionless depth hoar on the ground. LOW current hazard. MODERATE failure Q3 at the crust interface. Forecast 18-24" new snow in a 24 hr period for natural avalanche release.