History Rock top of Upper Meadow

History Rock top of Upper Meadow

Date
Activity
Skiing

Dug two pits at northern end of the upper meadow just above a rollover. Slope was ~24 degrees, with a little over 30 degrees below the rollowver. Both pits had about 20 inches total, top 10" of new snow on top of a hard crust, faceted snow to the ground. Pit 1 ECTP 10, failing on the crust layer about 10" down. Pit 2 ECTP 0, failing while isolating the column on the crust. Both clean failures on the crust. Lower 10 inches was faceted, but had some cohesion. Several tracks on either side our pits. No sign of other pits. We skied the low angle terrain on the south end of the upper meadow.

Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
History Rock
Observer Name
Tony Thatcher