Observation: Summit

Location: Colorado

Date:

January 20, 2019 2:00pm

Observer:

Collin Atkinson

Route & General Observations

Up to top of alders

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

None noted

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Inversion

Snow surface

~1/8 inch of surface hoar on top of thin layer of crust

Snowpack

Elevation 2365 feet
Aspect: east south east
Angle: 25 degrees
70 cm snow depth. Fist density snow top 15 cm, 4 finger from 15-40cm, 1 finger density crust at 40 cm depth, 4 fingers from 40-55 cm, 1 finger density from 55-60, 4 finger density from 60-70 cm
Tests:
ECTX

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