N. Madison snow obs
Date
We snagged an early morning tour to avoid the heat today and it (mostly) worked. We saw no avalanches, cracking or collapsing while out.
-We found a 2-4cm thick breakable crust on SE, S, SW, and W aspects that probably formed during Friday’s sunshine capping 6-10” of fresh snow above 9k’
-There was much less fresh snow below 9k’ (baked off?)
-Northerlies held stable soft snow!
-Small natural dry loose activity started around 11am on steep NE and E slopes initiating from around rocks/trees
-We sniffed out some south facing corn, but it was generally grabby/sloppy wherever a few inches of recent fresh snow remained
Region
Northern Madison
Observer Name
Zach Miller