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Observation: Skyline

Observation Date
4/19/2013
Observer Name
steve cote darce trotter
Region
Skyline
Location Name or Route
seeley
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Wind changed to out of the south as the front approaches.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
14"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Settled Cream, well bonded to last weeks snow and the melt freeze crust, snow was getting damp by 1:00 at the lower more exposed locations.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
Avlanches were the result of heavy snow fall and assoited NW winds, danger decreasing.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Video

The pit was down to the old melt freeze crust, the new snow was well bonded to the snow from last week, was a thin melt freeze crust above the rock solid snow from the warm late march period, but this as not reactive either.