Observation: Summit

Location: Gilpatricks Mine Rd

Date:

January 6, 2019 1:00pm

Observer:

James Lyons

Route & General Observations

Skin up road to 2400’ pit dug on ESE with 25-28 degree slope.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

High ridge winds transporting snow from North aspects to south

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Clear, calm wind on aspects visited, ~22 temperature inversion with much colder temps at highway

Snow surface

Surface hoar on ~10cm of soft NYE snow

Snowpack

60cm total depth. Frozen precipitation layer at 25cm. Faceting at 40-45cm. ECTX

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Gilpatricks

25cm depth

40-45cm

Snowpack

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