| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Summit
Location: Colorado
Toured up to about 2700 feet, until snow transitioned into Styrofoam.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Was able to get small wind slabs to release by skiing above skin track.
Weather
Mostly cloudy trending to partly sunny. No wind, temperatures climbing from teens to 20's.
Snow surface
Soft settled powder transitioning to firm Styrofoam above tree line.
Snowpack
Dug one extended column on 30° slope. Overall pit depth 185cm. East aspect, leeward side of tree band, just far enough that wind effect started to make an impact. Ectp2 down 20cm. Ectp30 down 65 cm.
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