Previous NE wind scoured down to 11/27 rain crust. 4mm surface hoar overnight almost attached to surface of semi-breakable crust. Ski pen only 2cm but boot pen 41cm. First pit of the season to see how current cold temps affecting early season pack and gauge how additional load will affect.
2018-12-06T10:15:00
2018-12-06T14:55:28-07:00
2019-09-10T15:48:38-06:00
Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
tomeddy
Face
SnowPilot Snowpit site
1929
NE
26
US
ID
55
FEW
Nil
-4.5
C
55
2
0
0.5
SHsu
4
F
D
11/27 Rain-sandwich
0.5
2.5
IFrc
I
11/27 sandwich
3
1
RGxf
1
F
D-M
11/27 sandwich
4
1
IFrc
I
5
6
RGxf
FC
1
0.5
4F
M
faceting starting
11
8
RGlr
1
1F
M
19
3
RGsr
0.5
P
M
22
14
RGlr
1
4F+
M
some striation
36
19
FCso
2
4F-
D-M
true
no energy
0
-7.0
10
-10.0
20
-8.5
25
-5.5
35
-2.5
45
-0.5
55
0.0
on 2mm facets
10
SC
1
SnowPilot
7.91-0.1