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Captain Crust in Cascade Creek
Location Name:
Cascade Cr, Flathead Range
Observation date:
Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 13:00
Is this an Avalanche Observation:
No
Observation made by:
Public
Location
Tabs
Travel Details
Region:
Flathead Range - Bob Marshall Wilderness
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
Red Flags:
Blowing snow
New Snow in the past 24 hours:
6.00in.
Total Snow Depth:
230-250cm
More comments about the snowpack and weather:
After some combat skinning, our primary layers of concern were within the storm interfaces plus the January 9th crust. We dug at 6080ft on a North aspect, 35 degree slope. We found resistant shears in the upper twenty cm of new snow (CT 6 8cm down Q3, CT4 10cm down Q3) with no propagation (ECTN 23 20cm down, ECTX).
Avalanche Details
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 17:00
