Date of Observation: 02/04/2023
Name: Daniel Hogan
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Traveled up Copper Creek to get to gain the saddle above Zachary’s and continued up towards to check out the other side of the ridge. Skied down a bit to dig a pit just to looker’s left of the Zachary’s entrance with ETCP23 results that failed on the depth hoar layer around 30 cm above the ground surface.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Lots of small wet loose slides on south-southwest aspects.
Weather: Cool in the north/western protected valley, clear, between -12 to -5 C over the day.
Snowpack: Snow held up on north facing slopes, but had an inch or so crust in the sunny areas or anything that had a hint of a south facing aspect. Small runnels from melt water were visible on these south facing slopes.
