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Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Anonymous

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Location (general area)
Waterman summit

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20200411

Time
10:00am

Road conditions to area
open and wet

Temperature

Sky
clear (no clouds)

Wind speed
not observed

Wind direction
not observed

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
not observed

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle

Elevation

Snow depth

Boot/ Ski penetration

Brief description

Comment
Dug a pit a check stability near the summit of Waterman. New snowfall measured 14", and was moist and heavy. Thin, light, dry crust on top. 1cm sugar layer between old snow pack and storm layer. Storm layer broke with heavy pounding and no propagation. Zipper crust turned to paste by noon on second ascent. No instability of slides on our descent, but noticed wet slides on steep angle sun exposed faces after 12pm. 

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