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Snowpack Observer Ethan Ayer Keep me anonymous if published no Location (general area) Baldy Bowl Latitude Longitude Date (yyyymmdd) 20201230 Time 11:50am Road conditions to area patches of ice on the switchbacks Temperature 40 Sky few clouds (up to 2/8) Wind speed Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion) Wind direction not observed Wind direction in degrees Slope aspect South East Aspect in degrees Slope angle 30 Elevation 8797 Snow depth 45 cm Boot/ Ski penetration variable Precipitation None Activity, recent avalanches No Brief description Low tide conditions Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing no Rapid warming no Obvious avalanche path yes Comment We took our rocks skis for a walk up to Baldy Bowl with low expectations. Snow depth was 45 cm at 6800 ft and 44 cm at ~8800 ft. On sun exposed aspects a 1 cm crust formed over soft wet snow. At higher elevations, the snow was packed for visible wind loading on SW aspects in the Bowl, but soft at the base to hit obstacles in low tide conditions. No visible windslabs in the bowl itself. Publish this observation Yes I would like this observation Published |