CAIC Observation Report
SnowpackSusan Hale ยท Dec 7, 2010
Weather
Some evidence of wind drifting and shallow slab formation notable earlier this morning. These NNW winds have been on the increase since mid-morning and currently are moving a significant amount of snow from N to S especially near and above treeline. Below treeline gusty conditions are also moving snow, variable with with terrain features and most evident in open areas - as seen in pictures.
Snowpack
Small hand pit along the highway on easterly aspect near RMP demonstrated the slab formation discussed. Noted easy failure at a graupel interface on top of the old crusty surface. Soft slab was only about 6" deep here. Overall, still a very shallow pack here. No naturals observed.