Observations from Blackwood ridge

Location Name: 
Blackwood Ridge
Region: 
Blackwood Canyon or Ward Canyon Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 13:30


Red Flags: 
Terrain Trap
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

North facing sheltered slopes have 20 cm of unconsildated snow

Rain crust 60 cm down

Compression test results: CTH#21Q2 at 50 cm 

 

 

Any other comments about the observation or links to outside pages that have more info on the observation: 

 

Warming on solar aspects

Evidence of small wind loading near tree line

Really good skiing on north facing slopes

Many downed trees barley covered by recent snow 

 

 

Weather Observations
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Wind Direction: 
West
More detailed information about the weather: 

Partly sunny skies in morning, 2:30pm snow clouds coming from west