Sky: Clear all morning through early afternoon, overcast developed after 2:00p.
Temp: 0C
Precip: None
Wind: Calm for most of the day, light winds at 4:00p above 2,000’
Observation: Summit
Location: Templeton
Toured up to treeline on the ridge, hugging the edge of the tree / alder meadow transition. Snow was drier and softer than expected. During midday and early after under direct sunshine, heard constant melting and dripping off trees.
Weather
Snow surface
20cm of settling new snow above a very thin melt-freeze crust (possibly a rain crust).
Ski Pen: 15cm
Boot Pen: 55cm
Snowpack
HS: 165cm
Multiple crusts and facet layers within the snowpack.
Progressive failure of mid-storm interfaces at 140cm and 133cm during Compression Tests.
CT25 @ 55cm Q3
CT28 @ 55cm Q3
ECTX
Pit profile
Pit @ 1,950’
Older wind effects at 2,400’