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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. Publish this observation Yes I would like this observation Published |