Observation: Summit

Location: Little Japan

Date:

February 27, 2021 4:54pm

Observer:

Galen Hecht

Route & General Observations

Skinned up existing skin track, at about 2150ft started breaking new trail and felt top foot of snow sliding easily on subsurface. Decided to dig a pit.

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Observer Comments

Top foot of snow was sliding easily on subsurface. We were in a pretty sheltered area and top layers were pretty unconsolidated, but wind slabs on the BSH might be touchy.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Overcast, 30 degrees, light N wind.

Snow surface

Light surface hoar on new snow.

Snowpack

Dug pit at 2250’ on E facing 30 degree slope. HS 130. CT11 @100cm and ECTP11 SPQ1 @ 100cm.

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Snow profile

Top 30 cm of snow sliding easily on buried surface hoar

Location

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