Aspen

Snowpack

Anonymous · Jan 23, 2011 · Aspen

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Weather

Fair skies, winds light, temp low 20s.

Snowpack

2-3" new snow must have fallen late yesterday and hored over cold night last night. Top 75' vertical at ridge (10,100') was hammered from N/NW winds last few days; significant drifting on ridge. Top 30 cm of degenerated stellars bonded to 1F layer below, with releases in Q1 to Q3 range at different locations. No activity observed. Yesterday's snow showed some surface hoar (5mm) in the morning, but sun knocked it down by the end of the day. Easterly and southerly aspects had sun crust under new snow.