Observation: Summit

Location: Tender Foot Ridge

Date:

February 21, 2017 1:30pm

Observer:

Joe and Eric Kurtak and Huffman, AAS Level 2

Route & General Observations

Standard Tender Foot up track to 2290ft.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

N/A

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Condition @ time of 1330 -14C, Calm Wind, Clear Skies. Precip was NIL

Snow surface

30cm ski penetration in loose low density snow.

Snowpack

Pit @1957ft
TEMP: -14C
HS125
ASPECT SW
SLOPE 26 degrees
CTM13RP @40cm buried surface hoar
ECTX

DETAILS:
125-95cm from ground LOOSE SNOW, Fist hardness
95-85cm from ground 1-Finger-rounds
85-82cm from ground Buried surface hoar, Layer of primary concern, failure in above instability test
83-50 from ground 1-Finger rounds
50-25 from ground 4-finger rounding depth hoar
25-ground fist rounding depth hoar, 3mm in size
Supportable crust at lower elevations not present at 1957ft.
HS 125cm
40cm below surface 2cm buried surface hoar
lower 50cm, rounding depth hoar

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Buried Surface from separate snowpit @ 1950', unreactive layer

Buried SH layer from separate snowpit @ 1950', unreactive layer

Location

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