Small stuffs releasing from ski tracks on S slopes steeper than 35°
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Japanese Trees
Two laps of the bowl above Japanese Trees. Clear sky and very limited wind.
Observer Comments
Weather
Severe blue. Wind up to 5kt for short bursts. No snow transportation.
Snow surface
New snow
Snowpack
Grauple layer spotted on both pits approximately 20cm deep. Did not want to propagate.
Pit 1: ECTN 23 20cm. Loose snow on top of graupel layer. 2800’ E slope protected from all wind.
Pit 2: Informal hand pit at 3200’ on east slope near ridge. Graupel layer buried under a fairly cohesive (wind?) slab was weaker than the rest of the snowpack, but did not want to release.
Graupel at 2800’ E Aspect
Graupel layer marked at 20cm deep. 2800’ E Aspect