Grand Mesa
SnowpackColin Mitchell · Jan 26, 2015 · Grand Mesa
Weather
Warm and sunny. Snow still cold in most places except where it was tilted up toward the sun.
Snowpack
Some wet and moist snow on the surface where the sun was hitting the snow, but very shallow. Most surfaces were either facets, or a fairly stout windcrust 3-5 cm thick. Overall highly faceted pack. Although persistent slab structure still exists, test results were unimpressive. ECTP 25 SC and ECTX on the basal depth hoar. ECTN 13 & 15 SC on the buried surface hoar. PST 90/100 on the basal depth hoar. Poor structure, but little reactivity.