Cement Creek Area

CB Avalanche Center2014-15 Observations

LOCATION: Cement Creek Area
DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/31/2015
NAME: ADB
ELEVATION: BTL/NTL

WEATHER: Snowfall-S1. There was 1.5 cm of new snowfall. Calm. Temperature felt as if it hovered around 0 degrees Centigrade.

SNOWPACK: Storm snow: 2.5 to 7.5 cm. At Reno Divide, observed 10 cm wind slabs. Did about 5 test ski cuts: BTL-localized cracking and collapsing between 10 and 25 cm. NTL- collapsing up to 10 cm. Sun crust at bottom of layers, where collapsing occurred. Snow was wet BTL