32 degrees at the pullout. Warmed to 34 by end of the day.
SE light wind and broken skies. No precipitation.
At 3PM light wind changed to NW with light snow and some low fog.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Cornbiscuit
ANSP Backcountry Patrol. Cornbiscuit pullout 10AM up to alpine base of cornbiscuit, kept slope angles low. Sky was broken and wind was light from Southeast. Did not observe any wind slabs.
Observed four parties skiing cornbiscuit. Lots of folks enjoying the great skiing.
At 3PM winds shifted from Northwest and light snow and low fog moved in. Alders helped with visibility for the ski down.
Weather
Snow surface
New soft surface snow.
Did not find any wind slabs.
Snowpack
Crust easily detectable at pullout, but became deeper and harder to find in ski pole probes after gaining altitude.
Pit dug at 1840 ft. on NW aspect, above elevation of alders.
Snow depth was 200 cm. Found two thin rain crusts at 170 and 160. Found significant rain crust at 130.
No propagation from CT or ECT tests.
See attached profile.
Route for the day.
Above treeline in alder meadow
Pit Layers
Pit Profile
CT test
View towards Lipps