Front Range
SnowpackBill Mueller · Dec 17, 2016 · Front Range
Weather
Cloudy, 1/3rd mile vis. Skied S and E facing shots at Tl - aprox 11,500 ft. Light snow, light E / SE wind. 4 degrees F.
Snowpack
Aprox 15-20 CM of new storm snow from the past 24 hrs. 80CM total snow depth, with 8-10CM of facets on the ground. New storm snow bonded relatively well to the prior layer. Dug a pit in the lower 110's area - aprox 11,400 ft, East aspect - 28 degree slope angle - compression test yielded failure at 18, at the ground layer of facets. Clean, relatively sudden shear - see photos of facets and block.