Observation: NWAC Forecaster

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Weather Summary

Clear in the AM, then broken clouds and periods of flat light. Few clouds and strong sun starting around 1230, finally building clouds and light snow flurries at 15:30, but still some sun.

Avalanche Observation Comments:

Wet loose cycle on southerly aspects of Herman to D1.5 with warming at 1230-1300 hrs. Lots of rollerballs on most aspects. Second hand report of a slab triggered by wet loose or tree bomb on the Diamond in the afternoon. Dry loose smaller than a few days ago.

Snowpack Observations

Moist to wet snow surfaces on nearly everywhere. Straight north aspects >5k' will probably hold dry snow Wednesday.

30-45cm HST since 3/31, 4F>1F. Density breaks between afternoon snow shower layers popped in tilt tests but no slab to speak of. 3/31 interface is not easy to see but it's there. 3/23 interface down 80cm is visible as a layer of larger grains. Didn't look faceted at the present but maybe faceted on 3/22 and has since rounded out? No significant test results.