Observation: NWAC Forecaster

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Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 19, 2022
Submitted:
January 19, 2022
Observer:
NWAC Forecaster - Lee Lazzara
Zone or Region:
West North
Location:
Table Mt. (4200' > 5400' all aspects)

Signs of Unstable Snow

Recent Avalanches? 
None Observed
Cracking? 
None Experienced
Collapsing? 
None Experienced

Media/Attachments

A few cm's of new snow and depth of surface freeze at 5000' below Herman Saddle. Blue crystal card is at base of Knife hard, well frozen melt-freeze crust down +30cm from surface. Photo: Lee Lazzara
Rain rills on Lasiocarp give way to a smoother snow surface at 5800'. Photo: Lee Lazzara
Newly melted out rocks and other surface hazards found throughout near treeline terrain. Mt. Herman south aspect. Photo: Lee Lazzara
Hanging slabs on cliffs on the west side of Table Mountain. Photo: Lee Lazzara

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Weather Summary

Cloud Cover:
Obscured
Wind:
Calm
New/Recent Snowfall:
A few cm's at 4200' to 10cm or NW facing start zone at Ptarmigan Pass.

Mostly calm with light winds exposed NTL locations. Obscured sky intermittently yielding to broken.

No new observed.

Snowpack Observations

New snow well bonded to old snow surface/crust in all areas NTL. Suspect the only areas with a significant slab of dry new snow would be at the highest elevations. The crust is so featured with rills and other irregularities will take quite a bit of snow and wind to smooth it all out again. Knife hard melt freeze crust down +30cm to softer, alternating MF + RG layers. Some MF layers are still wet in pockets (even in a single pit), but seem not to be consistent across observed terrain.

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