29 Nov 97, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Snowy Range: Skied to Lost Lake via Brooklyn Lake and Glacier Lakes, then back via Towner Lake and Snowy Range Road. Met skiers snowcaving below Lost Lake. Snowy Range Road was thick with the noise and smell of snowmobilers, whose traffic was far busier than the cars on a busy day in summer. The summer trail from Brooklyn Lake to Lost Lake appeared to be a reasonable candidate for a winter ski trail.
SNOWPIT DATA Observer: Myron Allen Date and Time: 3:30 pm, 29 Nov 97 Location: N. bank Nash Fork at Green Rock Elevation: 9800 feet Surface Roughness: Smooth Aspect: South facing, shady Incline: 7 degrees Sky: Clear Precipitation: None Wind: Calm Surface snow: Windpack Ski penetration: 0 cm Foot penetration: Less than 1 cm ===================================================================================== H (cm) R F D (mm) W Shovel Comment H (cm) T (F) ===================================================================================== Air 27 0 0 27 1F Wind pack 0.5 Dry 7 Easy 4F Faceted 1.5 Dry 10 25 20 23 30 23 39 Easy 2F Some faceting 1.5 Dry 40 25 42 Old surface 4F Partly faceted 2.0 Dry 50 27 60 28 61 Ice 63 Ground Good adhesion 63 32 ===================================================================================== Remarks: Clear, dry weather for over a week. Snowpack had a distinct base.