Shallenberger Ridge snowpit

We went for a tour up Shallenberger Ridge. Dug a pit at 6,700ft on a N aspect at 1400hrs and found a poor snowpack structure. The December 1st weak layer was still reactive in compression tests. A well preserved buried surface hoar layer was found 23cm down. This layer was also reactive in compression tests, as well as in an ECT, but lacked the cohesive slab overlaying the weak layer to allow for propogation across the colum. This will likely change with added snowfall overnight.

We stayed above 6,600ft from 0900-1500 and did not observe any rain. Under 6,800ft we started to observe a few small rollerballs, but precip remained snow all day where we were skiing.