Dug a pit at 10700 on a north slope in the trees. 90cm deep. Neither ECT or CT fractured. Shovel sheer produced fracture above buried slab about a foot deep and again below the slab on the melt-freeze layer. Slab was cohesive. Where ever the snow had loaded I was able to easily get shooting cracks in front of my skis but because of the lack of snow they just didn’t go very far. I was only able to get eyes on a few peaks. I did not see any fractures on Watson (E) or Bald (E-S). With all of the faceted snow I had difficulty getting traction with my skins. It was a leather boot or 4-stroke touring day. At lower altitude users were on their 4-wheelers or horses.
Primary Concern
Primary Concern:
Deep Slabs
Probability:
Considerable
Aspect:
North
Elevation:
High
Trend:
Same
snow_profile_location:
Observed Danger Rating:
Considerable
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Dug a pit at 10700 on a north slope in the trees. 90cm deep. Neither ECT or CT fractured. Shovel sheer produced fracture above buried slab about a foot deep and again below the slab on the melt-freeze layer. Slab was cohesive. Where ever the snow had loaded I was able to easily get shooting cracks in front of my skis but because of the lack of snow they just didn’t go very far. I was only able to get eyes on a few peaks. I did not see any fractures on Watson (E) or Bald (E-S). With all of the faceted snow I had difficulty getting traction with my skins. It was a leather boot or 4-stroke touring day. At lower altitude users were on their 4-wheelers or horses.