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Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Tony Bird

Keep me anonymous if published
no

Location (general area)
Waterman ridge

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20210317

Time
noon

Road conditions to area

Temperature
50s

Sky
clear (no clouds)

Wind speed
Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion)

Wind direction
not observed

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
North East

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle
40

Elevation
6500

Snow depth
1-2 ft

Boot/ Ski penetration
ski pen to 8 inches

Precipitation
None
Brief description

Comment
Skied the arete/couloir system off Waterman ridge which dumps down to ACH just before the long Z before Cloudburst Summit. Pleasantly surprised to find enough coverage for reasonable skiing on this NE-facing feature. Snow depth varied between 1 and 2 feet, mostly mashed potatoes but quite stable on slopes up to 40 degrees. Corn just beginning to develop since last week's storm. Temps in 50s, wind light. Rollerballs did not propagate, nor did ski cuts.

34.349252, -117.941400

Drove up to Buckhorn. North face of Waterman has adequate coverage, with ski tracks at various places, but drove back to this arete, which I've always wanted to ski. Was not disappointed. Higher San Gabes appears to have good snow--this arete was about as low as you could go.

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