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Digging an avalanche pit.
Isolate a block.
The new top layer of the past week-end snow is on top and is easily sluffed off.
A pull on the block and it easily breaks off at the fauceted snow near the ground.
It's all sugar faucet snow with no bonding at all. that is the problem with the snowpack right now. That is why we didn't get in much backcountry snowboarding the last 2 days. Weak snowpack.
All packed up and ready to head off the mountain. Rode some great powder on the top of Buff Pass with the sleds, stayed safe and learned more about the snowpack. GOOD TIMES on the mountain today.
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Links to the Berthoud Pass avy today 12/19. we all skied this area Friday 12/18. Steve and I are heading up there tomorrow. will be on a different aspect and will do some research before nailing it.
Hi Jay & Steve,
Yeah, Weez saw some of the reports so we were wondering if you were aware of the situations up there. We're still talking about that last run on Berthoud on Friday. It was great!
After we left you guys at Berthoud Pass, we hit Denver at rush hour so we pulled off the freeway and spotted a Chinese restraunt and ate supper before the all night drive, got home at 10:25AM. Slept for an hour in the truck at 4:00AM, 80 miles west of Des Moines, then hammered the last 350 miles home. Made it to work by 11:30AM. It was a full 39 hour day from start to finish.
Take care and have a great day in the mountains. We'll have to get together when you get back to check out pictures and stories of the adventure. Powder to ya, be safe!
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