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Observation: Skyline

Observation Date
3/30/2013
Observer Name
Darce Trotter/ Steve Cote
Region
Skyline
Location Name or Route
Skyline Summit Addendum
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Snow Characteristics
Snow Characteristics Comments

This is addendum to our ob that Craig was kind enough to post, could not access website on Friday and so had just sent hasty email to him and he did all the work, thanx Craig!

Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
Wet activity must about the only hazard
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments

Typical spring conditions

Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Cornice
Trend
Same
Problem #2 Comments

Most seem welded in place, but not to be trusted with direct sun heating later in the day

Snow Profile
Comments

This is pic of N facing terrain we investigated to ski and also where we dug snowpit, too bad surface conditions were so bad, we backed off skiing these chutes

Head of Lake Creek Canyon, Toehead, but snowmobiles had been all over and tracked it up, we skied south facing untracked terrain before 10 AM

Short video of north facing chutes

Video
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