Travel was a quick one, from Alta to West Bowl via Emma's, a couple of laps in West Bowl, then exit.
Height of snow:
- 9800' SW aspect: 30cm (1 foot) of snow on the CERC
- At the base of West Bowl (9500') the snow was 95cm (3.10 feet) deep. 45cm (18") on the CERC.
- 10,130' on NW aspect: the snow was 75cm (29.5") deep, with 40cm (16") on top of a 10cm (4") CERC. The bottom 25cm (10") were the damp early season facets.
At the last location (10,130' NW aspect) I had the following results:
- CT11 SC down 35cm within the 5cms of weak snow and graupel above the CERC.
- ECTN13 at the new/old snow interface (down 30cm) and a ECTN21 within the early season facets beneath the CERC
While I did not get propagation in my singular ECT within the weak snow/graupel on top of the CERC, I am still interested to see what happens with that layer when we receive more of a load.
In photo: (labels are as follows)
1. I am going to keep an eye on this layer. Will it settle or develop as a weak layer? These 5cms of snow are not only graupel, but faceting occurred from Dec. 28-Jan. 1. This was what I assessed in just one location, but I didn't look a lot of places today. Interested to read what the rest of the community observed.
2. A 10cm (4") rain crust. Seemed really stout at 10,130' on NW aspect, but this was NOT steep and rocky terrain.
3. Roughly 25cms (10") of damp early season facets.
