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January 1, 2022

SW @11k santa slab – crust interface

Date of Observation: 01/01/2022

Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: SW slopes from Wash Gulch

Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: only saw reported obs on skooks
Weather: cold clear calm, not snowing…weird.
Snowpack: been skiing SW ATL / BTL wo signs of instability, wanted to look for deep layers and crust
Pit SW @11k
HS 150cm
CT12 130cm up from ground
CT18 120cm
CT30 40cm above stout 10cm crust
ECTN
ECT31 deep tap after removing 50cm Q1 SP on small grained .5mm facets


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