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Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Tony Bird

Keep me anonymous if published
no

Location (general area)
Mt. Piños/Sawmill Peak

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20160206

Time
all day

Road conditions to area
Plowed to Piños summit parking; patches of ice.

Temperature
25-30F

Sky
clear (no clouds)

Wind speed
Moderate (17-25mph Small trees sway/ flags stretched)

Wind direction
N

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
not observed

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle

Elevation

Snow depth
2-3 ft

Boot/ Ski penetration

Brief description

Comment
Toured along Piños/Sawmill ridge. Excellent powder conditions following recent storm which came in wet and went out dry. Flocking on the trees thick and heavy--every tree was a wind shelter.

Skied slopes up to about 25 degrees, totally stable. Right-side-up storm, ideal backcountry conditions. Happiness is ...

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Turns on Sawmill down to the Piños/Sawmill saddle.
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Piños summit--even ugly stuff started to look pretty

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