Front Range

Snowpack

Colorado Mountain School AIARE 1 · Jan 18, 2015 · Front Range

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Weather

Mod Winds, Strong Gusts, Light blosnow. Snow plumes obvs on ridges. Sky: SCT -> FEW; Airtemp near freezing Precip: nill

Snowpack

Variable ski pen from very supportive - punchy Wind affected snow throughout zone Crusts regularly found on southerly aspects BTL HS ranging from 90-170 cm NE-E, BTL thin soft wind slab found on N - E aspects BTL; 3-4 pers. weak layers throughout; well developed facets in basal layer 1F-P slabs found in midpack Highly variable CT results ranging from CTE-CTH with variable shear results on variable weak layers