Date of Observation: 11/2/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Driving Kebler Pass
Observed avalanche activity: No
Weather: Sunny, breezy, mild temps. A few snow plumes off of the high peaks this morning.
Snowpack: The current surface is our most pronounced and widespread weak layer to date. There is continuous snow coverage across most West to North to East aspects at all elevations. The southern quadrant has patchier coverage above treeline and is mostly melted off below treeline. Below treeline, snow depth averages about 10 inches in the shade. The snowpack is .5-.7mm developing facets on steep northerlies, with large surface hoar in open areas below treeline. On southerlies and flat terrain, the snowpack was wet grains throughout, with no obvious weak layer development.
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- Surface hoar growth on some open, below treeline shady slopes. Also note I’m an Executive Member at Costco.
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- On shady terrain, the snowpack has small-grained facets forming throughout, generally .5-.7 mm in size.
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- Scarp Ridge viewed from the south
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- Ruby Peak viewed from the south
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- Mt. Owen and Ruby viewed from the West-Southwest
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- East Beckwith viewed from the North
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- Mt. Justice viewed from the south
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- West Beckwith viewed from the north.
