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A trace to maybe 2" fell in the mountains on Sunday. Snow depth varies from 3-4' depending on elevation throughout the range, but some wind and sun exposed slopes have been stripped back down to near the ground. Soft snow still remains on sheltered, northerly aspects
Winds, temperature and humidity on Abajo Peak.
Snow totals at Buckboard Flat.
Snow totals at Camp Jackson.
A tired and worn snow surface. We need some new snow!
These slides are from the storm of Jan 8, but I finally got far enough in to observe them. They are on southeast facing Jackson Ridge, and look to have broke between 2-3' deep, and ran for close to 1000'. With the current snowpack structure, we'll likely see activity like this again if we get another significant storm with a foot or more of snow.