Snow Profile: Bear Trap 12/15/2009

Submitted/Updated:
Wed 12/16/2009 - 9:41 am

Submitted by:
Grag Gagne

Elevation:

9500'

Aspect:

Northwest

Slope Angle:

Comments:

Pit results showed the slab is gaining strength, but the ECT test propagated across the column and I received several loud collapses and observed shooting cracks. Am thinking it will continue to be harder to trigger slides as time goes on and the slab continues to gain strength, but the slides will be large.

Snow Profile Image:

Saw 2 naturals from Sunday's storm. Both failing down in the facets. These were up to 50' wide, but didn't run far due to shallow sl

Cracking and collapsing not as widespread as Sunday, but still had several loud collapses. Some occurred on uptrack even after several skiers crossed. I dug a pit on a 31 degree slope and when I went above to fill in the pit, got a loud collapse with a shooting crack propagating 100' above me.

New snow is setting and I noticed several settlement cones. Also noticed some surface hoar developing although not yet widespread.

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