Front Range
SnowpackAnonymous · Nov 10, 2017
Snowpack
Elevation 11,532ft
Aspect NW
Near Treeline
07:24am
Slope Angle 31°
Snow height 41.5cm
Boot Pen 19.5cm-Boot Penn broke through the first crust layer easily, and was held by the following ice crust layer below.
Snow Profile (height cm is from surface to ground)
41.5-29.5cm fist hardness, faceting rounds of recent and wind drifted snow
29.5-29.3cm 1 finger/ pencil hardness, melt freeze crust
29.3-23.5cm fist hardness, 1mm facets
23.5-19cm 1 finger hardness, 2-3mm facets
19-10cm 4 finger hardness, 3mm facets
10-9cm pencil/knife hardness, ice crust
9-0cm fist hardness, 3mm facets
Snow pit tests
Compression Test: CT3-RP-Q2
extended Column: ECNT-7
Aspect NW
Near Treeline
07:24am
Slope Angle 31°
Snow height 41.5cm
Boot Pen 19.5cm-Boot Penn broke through the first crust layer easily, and was held by the following ice crust layer below.
Snow Profile (height cm is from surface to ground)
41.5-29.5cm fist hardness, faceting rounds of recent and wind drifted snow
29.5-29.3cm 1 finger/ pencil hardness, melt freeze crust
29.3-23.5cm fist hardness, 1mm facets
23.5-19cm 1 finger hardness, 2-3mm facets
19-10cm 4 finger hardness, 3mm facets
10-9cm pencil/knife hardness, ice crust
9-0cm fist hardness, 3mm facets
Snow pit tests
Compression Test: CT3-RP-Q2
extended Column: ECNT-7