Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Becs Hodgetts · Feb 1, 2014 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

13F at 10am, temps rose to 15F by end of tour. Overcast skies with intermittent visibility.

Snowpack

East aspect.Snow depth 120-180cm below treeline. Good bonding noted between new and old interface. CT scores MOD, no propagation in ETC tests. Easy collapsing shears within new snow at 10cm and 40cm from surface. No cracking, whumpfing or collapses noted. Difficult to get sluffs moving even in steep isolated features. Obvious settlement of 6-8 inches around trees.