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Observation: Abajos

Observation Date
3/19/2020
Observer Name
Kevin Dressel
Region
Abajos
Location Name or Route
Old Blue Mountain Ski Area
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Mostly cloudy but the sun broke through a couple of times
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
7"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
About 4" at the trailhead. 1" of frozen slush and 3" of medium density snow. 7" was about the deepest it got where we were. Feeling the thick crust on the bottom most turns. When the sun came out briefly it instantly made the snow damp and thick
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Wind Loading
Comments
There was not as much snow as the snotel showed where we were. Only got to 9600' but still higher than where it showed 10". A little more exposed with a little wind effect and I guess it just didn't hit there as much for some reason.
Didn't see any instabilities where we were but there was a layer of graupel that fell first on the old crust with the new snow on top of it.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable