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Observation Date:
February 17, 2022
Submitted:
February 17, 2022
Zone or Region:
Lick Creek Area
Activity:
Location:
East shoulder of Beaver Dam

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Toured the East Flank of Beaver Dam. Dug a pit and performed some tests at 7100 ft on an east aspect. Test Results were as follows.

2x CTH (24) RP @15 cm down. This was immediately below the crust from 2/11

ECTN 23 @ 15 cm down

PST 40/100 (Arr) down 30 cm on 220131

Wind loading was apparent in southerly leeward pockets.

Snow on East Slopes below 6800 feet had picked up radiation and condensed significantly.

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