Front Range
AvalancheBanning Starr · Jan 21, 2015 · Front Range
Weather
PC / Clear and cold day.
Snowpack
Total Depth 142 cm depth, hardness, grain type 142-138, Fist (F), New 138-118, F, New 118-117, F, buried surface hoar 117-110, F, mixed Round (R) and Faceted (F) 110-109, F, buried surface hoar 109-94, F, R 94-71, 4 Finger (4F), R 71-61, 1 Finger, R 61-49, 4F, mixed R and F 49-48, F, F above rain crust 48-47, Knife, rain crust 47-46, F, F below rain crust 46-27, F, F 27-10, F, Large F 10-0, F, Large F with some melt freeze apparent Stability Test Results ECTN9 @ 109 ; ECTN8 @ 109 Could not isolate rain crust. Ice too thick. After ECT test, shovel shear produced failure @ 48 with moderate force in faceted layer above the rain crust.
Avalanche
None observed