Some dry loose started to appear from South facing rocks by the end of the day.
Wind plums at ridge tops.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Independence Mine
We took two teams for a walk to check two locations for snowpack analysis.
Team A went to the S side of Microdot.
Team B went to NE side of Skyscraper.
Instability pits were dug at both locations, with mixed results.
Ranging from:
CT6, CT17, CT24, CT22. Q1, Q2, Q3.
ECTN3, ECTN20, ECTX, ECTPV on a boulder, 60 cms on shallow snowpack.
In general, we didn’t find signs of instability, the snowpack had good structure, but a few crusts were found between facet layers that right now are unreactive.
Developed depth hoar was found near the ground, 4mm~6mm in size.
Observer Comments
Weather
Nice and sunny today, with a breeze picking up around 1500 hrs.
Snow surface
Soft snow and near surface facets.
A wind skin is starting to form in places .
Depth Hoar near the ground.
Pit Structure