Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
Anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
Mt. Baden Powell
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
3/5/23
Time
12pm
Road conditions to area
Road closed at big rock and big pines highway.
Temperature
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
not observed
Wind direction
not observed
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
not observed
Aspect in degrees
N
Slope angle
35
Elevation
6500
Snow depth
5ft
Boot/ Ski penetration
Brief description
Comment
Road Mount Baden Powell right after the big storm and got one really good day of powder. Then came back two days later and the sun had already baked it and re-froze a bad firm crust on the top :( Firm snow and crust exists all the way up to 8000 feet or more. Noticed a slightly weak layer about 12 inches deep in the snow pack and did some testing and concluded it is not a major concern, though it did slide with extremely isolated and with extreme pressure on the snow pack.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
Snowpack
Observer
Anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
Mt. Baden Powell
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
3/5/23
Time
12pm
Road conditions to area
Road closed at big rock and big pines highway.
Temperature
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
not observed
Wind direction
not observed
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
not observed
Aspect in degrees
N
Slope angle
35
Elevation
6500
Snow depth
5ft
Boot/ Ski penetration
Brief description
Comment
Road Mount Baden Powell right after the big storm and got one really good day of powder. Then came back two days later and the sun had already baked it and re-froze a bad firm crust on the top :( Firm snow and crust exists all the way up to 8000 feet or more. Noticed a slightly weak layer about 12 inches deep in the snow pack and did some testing and concluded it is not a major concern, though it did slide with extremely isolated and with extreme pressure on the snow pack.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published