Front Range
SnowpackSpencer Logan · Nov 22, 2010 · Front Range
Weather
Obscured, breaking some in the afternoon.
Little to no precip, but hard to tell with all the transport and blowing snow.
Little to no precip, but hard to tell with all the transport and blowing snow.
Snowpack
Wind effected snow near and below treeline was surprising soft.Heavy, creamy consistency rather than hard and brittle.
5-15 cm of wind effected snow on the surface of all exposed slopes. Easy shears on recent snow below, but there was little strength to the slab. CTE-M Q3, and ECTs just broke through the slab.
Mild temps last week put a spongy crust on the old snow surface. It was very rough in the heavily trafficked areas, and nonreactive in untracked areas.
5-15 cm of wind effected snow on the surface of all exposed slopes. Easy shears on recent snow below, but there was little strength to the slab. CTE-M Q3, and ECTs just broke through the slab.
Mild temps last week put a spongy crust on the old snow surface. It was very rough in the heavily trafficked areas, and nonreactive in untracked areas.