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Observation type - Snowpack
Observer - Mike Nobriga
Keep me anonymous if published - no
Location (general area) - Mt. Baden-Powell
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20160114
Time - 1400
Road conditions to area - Clear
Temperature - 32
Sky - clear (no clouds)
Wind speed - Moderate (17-25mph Small trees sway/ flags stretched)
Wind direction - W
Wind direction in degrees - 290
Slope aspect - North
Slope angle - 35
Elevation - 8000
Snow depth - 55cm
Boot/ Ski penetration - Boot
Precipitation - None
Activity, recent avalanches - yes
Brief description - Roller balls everywhere
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing - no
Rapid warming - no
Obvious avalanche path - yes
Terrain trap - yes
Comment - Time cut me short. Only hiked to 8000 ft then dropped into a ravine on the north side and rode down to hwy 2. Lots of bigger chunks of snow from all the rollers towards the bottom and in the middle of the drainage the whole way. Overall good snow. A little heavy but stable. Still hitting some bigger rocks towards the bottom as well.
Publish this observation - Yes I would like this observation Published
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Compression test no results. Entire column broke at base when pulling fairly hard.
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55 cm to the ground

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