No obvious signs of instability were observed
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Tincan
Standard approach up Tincan from the parking lot. ~ 20 cm of new snow a the parking lot. Ski quality: very excellent
Observer Comments
Weather
high clouds, calm wind, temps -5*C
Snow surface
generally right side up, with low density snow at the surface. Noted surface hoar developing at 2200 ft.
Snowpack
Pit @ 2300 ft, N aspect, 32* slope, hs= 1.2 m
CT25 on 4 finger/fist hard layer 80cm from surface. Not repeatable in extended column test: ECTX. ~5cm of well developed basal facets which were not moist(fell apart when squeezed into ball) although snow above before the new snow interface was moist.