Observation: Hatcher Pass

Location: Snowbird Glacier

Date:

September 23, 2020 7:42pm

Observer:

Andrew Dennis

Route & General Observations

Spent a night at Snowbird Hut. Skied the glacier for 2 days. Put on skis/skins at Snowbird Pass.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

No. Round snow bonding well to firn/ice.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Autumnal. Above freezing.

Snow surface

Fun skiing! Fast wet pow. No core shots sustained.

Snowpack

About 18in of wet round snow on top of 6in of firn (on top of glacier ice) @ glacier summit. About 4in of wet snow on top of glacier ice at glacier bottom.

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Heading down from Hut

New Snow on top of Firn. Snowbird Glacier Summit

Great bonding, rounds on firn

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