Detailed Observation
| Date | 2020-11-07 |
| Location | Haines |
| Observer | Erik Stevens |
| Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Lutak zone (Mumford’s) at 2,300ft: Settled snowpack is 2ft deep. Makes a great base with excellent ski quality in most areas above 1,100ft. Was able to ski all the way to the road with some tenacity.
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Weather Observations
| New Snow Amount | 0 |
| Foot Penetration | 60cm |
| Ski Penetration | 30cm |
| Wind Speed | 0 |
| Sky Cover | clear |
| Temperature | ~25F |
Snowpack Observations
8mm surface hoar observed in openings below treeline. Treeline and up: some mild wind affect in some areas with about 4" of wind slab on top of soft pow. Protected areas had soft pow up top. Snowpit at 2,300ft: thick melt-freeze crust at the ground. Didn't really see facets underneath it, just all melt-freeze. That crust was about 5cm thick. Above that was all recent snow from 11/2, 60cm thick, ranging from 1F hardness at the bottom to fist hard at the top. Very right-side up and skied very nicely.