Front Range
SnowpackColin Mitchell · Feb 25, 2011 · Front Range
Weather
Very windy on ridgetop and top of Hidden Knoll. Light snow. Visibility less than 100' at times. Very strong gusts. Sky obscured by blowing snow.
Snowpack
Above treeline terrain largely stripped of new snow. Lee aspects loaded low in paths. Some soft slab development noted, as well as 3cm P/K hard wind crust overlying softer storm snow. Bonding of storm snow to old snow surface was good on north aspects. Below treeline: Bonding also good on north aspects, some soft slab development/wind affect. No signs of instability noted.