Bishop bowl

SNOWPACK OBSERVATION Bishop Creek
Submission Info Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 2:45pm

Bishop creek 37° 14' 38.076" N, 118° 36' 7.524" W

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Snowpit Observations

More detailed information about the snowpack:

Quick look at bishop bowl moraine. East face apps 8800'. About 20-30cm new snow on top of old melt/freeze crust. Gray water on top of crust, then fist density snow, on top 1-2 cm fragile crust. Hard to test. Did rustchblock on top layer - r4 q2 30 degree slope. Slid on crust water. Soft slab. Occasional cracking. Really weird mix. Poor riding. Sun was out in pm and temp was warming.