Grand Mesa

Snowpack

Brandon Levy · Jan 3, 2019 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

Clear with light NNW wind and temperatures in the low teens

Snowpack

Chose to collect obs from a deeper more wind affected area above #3 and #4 of the Cliffs. Dug on a NW facing slope of the generally N facing Cliffs. 6mm surface hoar on sheltered, shaded locations. Large amount of faceted grains throughout the snowpack with the exception of a 1F ~15cm midpack slab. Notable layer of facets in the midpack was unreactive in instability tests. Depth hoar is still producing propagating results in long column tests.