March 22

Grizzly Gulch-Silver Fork-Days Fork-Spruces

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7400-10500, angles over 35°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

6-14' new snow, elevation dependent.

Light density snow capped the dense, wind blown, early storm snow providing a fast base.

Bonding was good with surface sluffing-shallow soft slabs on steeper slopes,

two-dogs

as can be seen looker's left in upper Days Fork.

Lack of sun and warming kept south facing cool into late afternoon.

Weather

Overcast skies with snow flurries. Moderate temperatures and light wind from the northwest(10-20mph), mostly along the ridges.

Evaluation

Stable snow conditions with sluffing, the instability.

There may be some scattered wind drifting at upper elevations.

Wet activity possible with warming.

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