Calm winds, overcast skies S (toward the valley), clear to 1/4 cloud coverage N (toward Marmot Peak)
Fog in the valley began to creep up fishhook road at about 14:30
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: NE Shoulder of Frostbite Ridge
Toured up the glades above Skeetawk to the NE Shoulder of Frostbite Ridge.
Conditions were thin and variable. HS 15-26cm
Weather
Snow surface
New snow and crust
Snowpack
Hand Shear Pit @3,000 ft on a NE slope HS26
Sheared easily on the bottom side of a crust layer 17cm (up from ground) crust was ~.5cm thick, but seemed to vary in thickness
Areas on the shoulder that were wind effected the crust layer was exposed, protected areas had softer but dense snow.
Below 2,500 (protected by alders) ~4cm of new snow sat on a crust ~2-3mm thick w/ HS 15cm
Hand Shear Pit @3,000 ft on NE should of Frostbite
Double crust layers @2650 ft on E aspect (slightly wind affected area)
Valley Fog
Sunny side of 4068’
Pretty clouds toward the valley