No signs of instability, no obvious natural release observed from recent storm.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Rae-Wallace Bowl/MicroDot West Ridge
Rae-Wallace Bowl/MicroDot West Ridge. 8″-24″ of new snow, wind-compacted with no wind crust on the surface
Observer Comments
Weather
From Marmot Wx station: 24F, winds E 12G16. New snow from Tuesday storm: 8-12" wind compacted but without a wind crust surface.
Snow surface
Wind compacted new snow (8"-24") along skin track. Surface hardness: F - 4F.
Snowpack
No pits dug. New snow sits on crust buried 8"-24" deep from ski-pole probing along route. No settling or shooting cracks.