Sky: Broken -> Overcast -> Obscured from noon to 4p
Wind: Calm
Precip.: Intermittent periods of S-1, no appreciable accumulation
Temp: 0C
Observation: Summit
Location: Moose Peak - NW Shoulder
Toured back to the forest / alder transition on the northwest shoulder of Moose Peak.
Weather
Snow surface
Soft new snow with no wind effects. Ski pen: 37cm, Boot pen: 65cm
Snowpack
See attached pit profile and photos.
HS at pit location: 150cm
Thanksgiving Crust was easily identifiable and about 95 cm deep at this location
ECTX
CT11 & CT13 Q2 down 25cm
Most interesting feature of the pit was consistent failure in Compression Tests and a Shovel Tilt Test on a layer I couldn't see or feel within the newer snow. The failures occurred approx. 25cm deep, and despite looking closely I couldn't identify a clear layer. Final photo shows a closeup of that portion of the snowpack with a crystal card behind it to add contrast. Perhaps there is a slightly darker line there indicating a thin layer of buried surface hoar, or perhaps just a discontinuity in the new snow as it fell?
Pit Profile Photo
Compression Test - failure 25cm down on a layer I was unable to isolate/identify
Shovel Tilt Test - failure 25cm down after a few gentle taps on the same layer
Closeup of 25cm down, perhaps a slightly darker line there indicating a layer of BSH?
Snowpilot Profile