Sunny in the upper 20s, calm, no precip
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Arctic Valley
Arctic Valley parking lot to Mount Gordon Lyon ridge
Weather
Snow surface
Valley bottom had 3-6 centimeters of powder on top of a wind crust
Ridgelines were wind scoured with intermediate elevations showing some wind effect
Snowpack
Pit: 860'
SE aspect, >10 degree slope
CT 17 SC @ 30cm on rounding facets below slab layer