Aspen
SnowpackScott Toepfer · Mar 17, 2017 · Aspen
Weather
Not quite bluebird. After an ok freeze Thursday night, Inversions kept lower elevations colder than top of Buttermilk. temperatures began to spike up noticeably at 10:30 am. Winds were just a light breeze at 10,000 ft, but there were some lenticular clouds trying to form further up over Willow Creek indicating winds above treeline might have been stronger
Snowpack
Solid freeze even though temperatures did not get that cold Thursday night. (Clear skies overnight radiational heat loss) Snowpack was supportable & firm till I exited to valley floor at 2 PM