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.

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