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State of the Snowpack for 12/1/2018 - 12/7/2018
Submitted by brandon on Sat, 12/08/2018 - 06:23
Dates of the Week:
12/1/2018 to 12/7/2018
- Wind slab - Reported avalanches (5 natural, 3 human triggered) on Dec 1 & 2.
- Dec 4 surface hoar layer buried under 3 to 6 inches of new snow in many areas.
- Mid and lower snowpack well consolidated and without problematic weak layers.
- New snow event on Dec 1 of 8 to 10 inches.
- Widespread surface hoar formation 4 to 15 mm buried on Dec 4 under 2 to 5 inches of new new snow.
- Weak high pressure building at the end of the week.