Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 2, 2021Submitted:
January 2, 2021Zone or Region:
Galena Summit and Eastern MtnsActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Blackman Peak, 4th of July PeakSigns of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, WidespreadObservations
We toured up Blackman peak sticking to low angle terrain on the way up and down. We traveled on South and Southwest aspects and experienced widespread collapsing on the skin up. Snow on Southerly aspects was drastically warmer than snow on Southwesterly aspects, which was slightly consolidated but wintry. We dug a pit at 9,946ft on a SW facing slope. HS was 81cm, slope angle 26 degrees. We observed 3 thin MFcr's with fairly large facets between the bottom 2. We performed a few stability tests which didn't produce as significant results as I would have expected. However, it was clear that the snowpack structure was poor.