November 23

Grizzly Gulch, Silver fork, Days fork, Spruces.

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7500-10200', angles to 35°, all aspects

Snow conditions

4" of new light density snow which was quickly blown around at upper elevations.

backside

Lower elevations were warming with the mild day time temperatures, melting surface hoar

spruces-hoar

found below about 8k.

Lee aspects had some active drifting

epass-drifting

especially near the ridges but,.wind effect was found well down in drainages.

Weather

Partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures. Wind was from the south gusting over 20mph.

Snow pit

wbowl-snow profile

Evaluation

Variable snow conditions indicates variable stability.

Would expect active localized wind drifts with some potential of releasing into overloaded old snow weak layering.

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