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Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
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Location (general area)
Buckhorn

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20190106

Time
6 - 9am

Road conditions to area

Temperature

Sky

Wind speed

Wind direction

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle

Elevation

Snow depth

Boot/ Ski penetration

Precipitation

Activity, recent avalanches

Brief description

Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing

Rapid warming

Obvious avalanche path

Terrain trap

Comment
approx 6-8" new fairly dry 
not easy to make a snowball

No wind

Most NW aspects were dirt on Saturday.

50% of turns on those aspects went down to dirt/rock.
Snowboards and wide skis made it ok.

Most of our turns were on lower angle slopes, being concerned with the 
under lying ice.

We were all on our rock/low tide gear.

N and NE had mostly boilerplate mixed with rock/dirt on Saturday.

Sundays turns on those aspects were a mix of good and bottoming on ice or dirt/rock.

4 riders: one tele, one alpine tour, two split brds.

One of our group reported a medium sluff on a steeper section over the boilerplate maybe 35 degree slope.
I wasn't with him.
not enough to knock off feet.


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