Detailed Observation
Date | 2020-01-30 |
Location | Haines |
Observer | Bartek Pieciul |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Transitional Zone. 39 mile Haines highway, US side. Calm, overcast, no precip. tm around freezing. We noticed around 1 foot deep crown (hard slab avalanche) at elev. 1000 feet, south facing, steeper than 35 degree slope. we dig a pit at elevation 700 feet where the slop was 25 degree steep.(the same slope). snowpack 180cmm deep.
results:
CT SC 14 on facets crust down 130 cmm ,
ECTX .
on the top of snowpack rain crust down 3 cmm beneath 2 cmm of new snow (last24h)