Observation: Chugach State Park

Location: Arctic Valley

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Route & General Observations

Skied on both sides of T-bar lots of fresh snow a little dense near the top.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Just above freezing, and a broken sky, little to no precipitation, with light wind at the summit.

Snow surface

Previous wind loading at the top, heavy powder further down.

Snowpack

Dug a pit see photo. The faceted layer at 26cm is weaker than shown on the graph.

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