Frozen Crusts and Warm Mush on Tamarack

Conditions on Tamarack Peak today ranged from firm supportable crusts and breakable crusts on the colder shaded aspects to wet soft snow on the sunnier warmer aspects. These surface conditions made for challenging travel especially with all of the exposed obstacles in the area. Coverage in this area is best on the northerly aspects where 2-3 ft of snow exists. The sunnier E and SE aspects have much less snow and many of the S aspects are now mostly dirt. 

Some weaknesses have started to form near the rain crust within the snowpack on the northerly aspects. These layers do not have enough load on them to pose a problem right now, but we will continue to monitor them as they develop.