Detailed Observation

Date2022-04-24
LocationHaines
ObserverBeth Fenhaus
AvalancheN

General Observations

Went up Piedad trail this afternoon. Snow started at ~1000ft, started skinning ~1200ft, and started boot packing on decent ~1500ft. Variable icy to corn conditions in the trees. Above tree line was variable corn conditions (primarily feed-quality corn with sections of cream corn.)

Our objective of the day was to go to the weather station (2,600 ft) to conduct the annual snow analysis study. Some notable observation in the snow pack: 383 cm total snow depth. Water has percolated down multiple icy/ wet layers at the top 40 cm of snow pack (8cm, 15cm, 30cm, and 40 cm down) Underneath the layer of hard wind slab 40cm down was moist rounding facets/ poly crystals 1-2mm.

Other notes: Almost the whole east facing aspect of Ripinski 3600’-3000’ had D1 shallow surface slide/snow shedding. Cloudy sky, air temp was -4 degrees Celsius. Trees were dripping and snow ghosts were shedding with grouse hooting in the distance.

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