pow on facets

CB Avalanche Center2020-21 Observations

Zone: Southeast Mountains

Location: Coneys

Date of Observation: 11/10/2020

Name: Lawson yow

 

Subject: pow on facets

Aspect: North East

Elevation: 11,000

Avalanches:

Not really. Was able to stomp on some baby cornices and get some small cracks.

 

Weather: Pretty cold, medium windy.

Snowpack: between 6-12 inches fresh, soft snow on top of .25-1″ of facets. Top layer not very cohesive, didnt propagate long cracks.
Dug a sloppy ECT, sheered cleanly when i shovel pulled it. Collapsed itself when i hammer tapped it. ECT 20something.