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Observation type
Snowpack
 
 
Observer
Inyo
Keep me anonymous if published
no
Location (general area)
Kratka
Date (yyyymmdd)
20170128
Time
8:30am
Road conditions to area
Clear, some slick spots
Temperature
35-50
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Moderate (17-25mph Small trees sway/ flags stretched)
Wind direction
NE 
Slope aspect
North
Slope angle
30 
Elevation
7400
Snow depth
2.5ft
Boot/ Ski penetration
0-2"
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
No
Brief description
No Avy's that I saw, but the major wind event could have hidden a lot. Faceting and rounding at the ground level could be an issue at some point. The rest of the snow pack was pretty solid. Top layer could be an issue to look out for in the future.
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
yes
Obvious avalanche path
no
Terrain trap
no
Comment
Wind blown crust and in some areas crampons were key. Very sticky and springish on NE-E facing. varying conditions every 10-30 ft. throughout. We did have a couple lines of fun turns though. The biggest issue was that the bad looked good and good looked good.
 
Beautiful day nonetheless.
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