None observed today - minimal visability.
Previous (yesterday) NW wind transporting snow off summits and high elevation ridgelines.
Observation: Summit
Location: Manitoba
Manitoba western aspect to treeline.
Alaska Avalanche School level 1 course, based from Manitoba hut.
Observer Comments
Weather
Cold and sunny in the morning, near 0 degrees. Late morning quickly turning to overcast and rising temperatures to mid 20's.
Mid-day through evening obscured clouds, light snow and light winds with moderate gusts, variable wind direction.
Snow surface
Powder. 3+ inches of new snow.
Snowpack
Several pits dug throughout treeline area on western aspects.
Large buried Surface Hoar 10cm down from surface, fist hard snow above and below SH.
Obvious weak basal facets, 4 finger/ fist hard.
Height of snow 120-200cm.
Results on basal facets varied from ECTX to ECTP16 to ECTP27