Grand Mesa

Avalanche

Elijah Faville · Mar 2, 2018 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

1;30 pm Sunny/ slight overcast medium windy 9480' 34* slope N/NW facing (340*) Treed slope Air temp: (-)2.8*c

Snowpack

No signs of snow unstability Some wind loading but not in location of snow pit Tempature Gradient 86cm: (-)5.1*c; 80cm: (-)8.0*c; 70cm: (-)8.0*c; 60cm: (-)7.1*c; 50cm: (-)5.9*c; 40cm: (-)5.2*c; 30cm: (-)4.2*c; 20cm: (-)3.7*c; 10cm: (-)3.0*c; 0cm: (-)3.0*c Snowpack Hardness 86cm-75cm: fist hardness 74cm-65cm: 4 finger hardness 64cm-60cm: 2 finger hardness 59cm-50cm: fist hardness 49cm-45cm: 4 finger hardness 44cm-35cm: 2 finger hardness 34cm-0cm: fist hardness DUST LAYER @ 63cm Column Test: CT6 (6 taps from wrist) failed @ 5cm on 2mm-3mm depth hoar; shear quality is Q2 Extended Column Test: Broke on isolation @ 5cm on 2mm-3mm depth hoar; shear quality is Q2

Avalanche

No known avalanches