Observation: Summit

Location: Low elevations Butch

Date:

January 17, 2019 3:06pm

Observer:

Amy Holman

Route & General Observations

Stopped en route to Homer to poke around on the lower elevations of Butch. Went over the bridge and along the lake before cutting in to climb. Didn’t have much time so only made it to the first bench. I was still in thin cover over alders at 1575′ so didn’t even try a pit. Surface conditions were similar to H Thamm’s report on 1/17/19 from Fresno.

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Observer Comments

None

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Clear and sunny
Temps in the upper 20F's
Calm wind
No precip

Snow surface

Surface hoar on thin crust

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Crust at 1575'

Surface at 1575'

Below the crust

Surface at lake level

Location

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