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Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 31, 2023
Submitted:
January 31, 2023
Zone or Region:
Convict Creek
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Increasing Wind Affect on Tobacco Flats Morraine

Observations

Went up early to the Convict area to retrieve my lost skin from yesterday. Temp at the TH at 7:30 was -2 deg F. Climbed only to just below the top of the Tobacco Flats moraine around 8100' and found my skin. Winds had clearly hit the moraine yesterday afternoon/last night. Many parts of yesterday's skin track were filled in and there were new hard wind deposits. Skiing down, I cut loose some 2-in thick wind slabs that shot cracks out a few feet from my skis. Up higher, the slabs are probably larger and touchy today.

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No
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