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Observation type - Snowpack
Observer - Nile Sorenson Keep me anonymous if published - no Location (general area) - Baldy Bowl Latitude Longitude Date (yyyymmdd) - 2012/12/21 Time - 6:00AM to 11:00AM Road conditions to area - dry and open Temperature - 35 to 45 degrees F depending on elevation Sky - clear (no clouds) Wind speed - Calm (smoke rises vertically) Wind direction - not observed Wind direction in degrees Slope aspect - not observed Slope angle Elevation Snow depth - 6 to 8 inches at the hut and in the bowl. 8 to 12 inches along the ridge. Boot/ Ski penetration - crampons only in early AM Precipitation - None Activity, recent avalanches - No Brief description Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing - no Rapid warming - no Obvious avalanche path - no Terrain trap - no Comment - 6 to 8 inches of consolidated snow in the bowl. Hard upper layer about one inch thick with sugar snow beneath. Some past evidence of "roller balls" in the bowl but nothing recent. 8 to 12 inches of snow on the ridge. Hard upper layer about 1 inch thick and very wind scoured. sugar snow beneath. Boots did not punch through Publish this observation - Yes I would like this observation Published |
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