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Calm, Quiet, Soothing
Location Name:
Missions - East Side
Observation date:
Saturday, January 22, 2022 - 13:30
Is this an Avalanche Observation:
No
Observation made by:
Public
Location
Tabs
Quick Observation
Afternoon quicky:
Despite calm conditions, the snow surface showed signs of recent wind.
Wind slabs were thin and unreactive.
Up to 14" of recent snow on top of mid-January crust, appears right side up and bonding well.
Surface Hoar (and graupel) on all aspects and elevations traveled.
No obvious signs of instability.
Our plans did not include any slopes greater than 35 degrees, maybe tomorrow...
Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Images:
Travel Details
Region:
Outside of the Advisory Area
Activity:
Skiing
Snowmobiling
Snowpack Details
Snowpack and Weather Details:
Terrain
Elevation of observation:
3500-5000 ft
5000-6500 ft
Above 6500 ft
Aspect(s) of observation:
N
NE
E
SE
S
Persistent Weak Layers:
Surface Hoar
On the surface
More comments about the snowpack and weather:
Multiple hand pits on E and SE 6200' to 7100' had following structure above the crust: Current snow surface = surface hoard 4-10mm and grauple 2mm 8 cm 4F up to 25 cm 1F 2 cm P crust Hand shears failed with moderate force just above the crust on a layer of graupel and stellars. Did not find buried surface hoar. Scattered cloud deck 6000-8000'
Blowing Snow:
None
Wind Speed:
Calm (No air motion)
Air temperature:
Below Freezing
Sky Cover:
Mostly Clear (FEW)
Highest Precipitation Rate:
No Precipitation (NO)
