Public Observation - Quick pit outside of WMR along Goulie Ridge, southern Whitefish Range

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Public Observation - Quick pit outside of WMR along Goulie Ridge, southern Whitefish Range
Region: 
Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 03/14/2016 - 12:05
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Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
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We dug a quick pit along Goulie Ridge, just outside of WMR on a 38 degree slope witth an east aspect at 6,450 ft.

We found a snowpack with poor structure, low friction, and moderate strength. We saw fracture propogation across the colum in our quick stability test.

ECTP 25 @ approx. 90 cm down from surface. The colum collapsed into our pit on a layer of facetd snow above a melt freeze crust. We did not find preserved SH in our pit.

Activity: 
Skiing