Skinned from trailhead up Dude Mtn. ridge. 20-30cm of storm snow, heavy powder on freeze/thaw ice with surface hoar. New snow was unconsolidated but not bonded to old surface. Avoided areas that were wind-affected.  [ Read More ]

We dug a snow pit on the north ridge (summer trail) of Dude Mountain on a northwest aspect at 2400’ elevation at 11 am Dec 26. The total snow depth was 190 cm. We had no results from our column compression test or our extended column test. The previous week’s weather was a mix of  [ Read More ]