Observation: Chugach State Park

Location: Glen Alps

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Route & General Observations

We toured out onto the flats beneath Blueberry hill, digging pits and observing the snow surface.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Calm winds, snow accumulation of 2" throughout the morning and tapering off in the afternoon.

Snow surface

2" of new snow on old wind slab

Snowpack

We dug a pit in the flats beneath Blueberry hill. HS 130 cm. CT test colum failed in a layer of buried facets 25 cm down. CT 12 Q2.

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