Snow obs near Cooke, ECTN's

Snow obs near Cooke, ECTN's

Date

Skied the last 2 days north of Cooke City in the mid and lower elevations (between 7k'-9,400'), all wind sheltered locations.  Great skiing.

Did ECT's at:

8500' SE aspect

9000' N aspect

9300' N aspect

All snowpits had ECTN's, just the width of the shovel blade- at the new/ old snow interface which is about 30-40 cms deep.  .5-1mm SH and NSF layer as LOC.

No collapsing nor cracking the last 2 days.

No new avalanche activity to report.  Sunny and about 30F for a high today.

Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
COOKE CITY
Observer Name
Beau Fredlund