January 20

Alta guard station

flagstaff

upper Cardiff

superior

through the pass

pass-track

Mill B south

blanche

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

6100-10500', angles over 35°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

South facing was crusty in the morning, softening with daytime heating.

Other aspects had variable snow, drifting and scouring, soft and settled.

Surface hoar was forming at lower elevations near water sources.

surface-hoar

Weather

Mild temperatures, cool in the shade, pleasant in the sun. Light wind from the north.

Evaluation

Good stability on all aspects. Some isolated reactive wind drifts and surface sluffig on steep and ahady.

Point release sluffing with warming on the sunny side.

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