Aspen

Snowpack

Jacob Dalbey · Jan 25, 2018 · Aspen

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Weather

Intermittent blue sky and overcast. 10-20mph sustained wind with gusts of 40+ (?) at 10,900' Ridgeline. At times wind was coming out of west up eastern facing slopes and strong.

Snowpack

ECT test pit at 10,600' on east facing 27-30 degree slope. HS 65cm. 20cm new snow fist hard. Below that 4F poorly developed facets ~20cm. 1-2cm lens of sugary fist hard facets with 20cm of poorly developed 4F facets below that. At the ground were large well developed coarse grained facets (2-3mm's) but were 4F-1F hard and 3cm thick. ECT22 broke on 1-2 cm lens of fist hard facets approximately 40-45 cm's depth. No propagation or "slab" like properties with very "minor sudden collapse". Broke very cohesion-less.