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Snowpack Observer Rob U Keep me anonymous if published no Location (general area) Mt. Waterman Latitude Longitude Date (yyyymmdd) 2/11/2022 Time 8:30 a.m. Road conditions to area Clear Temperature Mid 50s Sky clear (no clouds) Wind speed Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion) Wind direction not observed Wind direction in degrees Slope aspect North Aspect in degrees Slope angle 25-30 Elevation 7500 Snow depth Up to 30-50cm; thin to melted out on non-N facing aspects Boot/ Ski penetration Limited Precipitation None Activity, recent avalanches No Brief description Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing no Rapid warming yes Obvious avalanche path no Terrain trap yes Comment Some rockfall on the drive in, including coming off NW-N aspects. Limited to no snow remaining below 7000 feet on drive in from La Canada. Good coverage on N facing slopes in Waterman area. Deeper at some ridge tops that look to have had wind loading in previous storm. No freeze overnight. Aspects outside of N were soft early and showing signs of significant melt by 9am in sunny areas. Sheltered N aspects had decent corn conditions with soft melt freeze going down a few cm. Boot and ski packed areas in more exposed terrain remained firm and fast. Overall surprisingly good skiing in sheltered N facing areas with coverage. Publish this observation Yes I would like this observation Published |