Observation from Carson Pass

Toured from the south Carson Pass SNO PARK towards Frog lake. First impressions at Carson Pass were of how dense the surface snow was. Ski penetration was minimal, although boot penetration was signficant. Found an avalanche that occured naturaly during the storm. The crown that I first noticed was barely on 30 degree terrain. It appeared that a cornice broke up slope and triggered a slide that then triggered. There is more discussion of this avalanche in the avalanche observation from today. 

Photo 1: Settlement cone present first thing in the morning.

Photo 2: Crown from a natural avalanche during storm.

Photo 3: Several cornices were pulling away and revealing cracks. 

Photo 4: Down 70 cms adjacent to the old crown, 5-10mm surface hoar crystals were found. These were on top of 5 cms of rounding facets. I got multiple PST 35/100 (END) down 70 cms on this facet layer. I only got ECTN results and no propagation on this layer. 

Photo 5: Around noon a wet fog rolled through coating everything in rain droplets.