Ski Location:   Travelled with Adele Aldrich, Myron Allen, Ben Roth, Lucy and
Libby the Wonder Dogs, and later Janet Smith and Ollie.  Skied from Green Rock
up the new Potholes Trail to the North Fork Trail, just east of Little Brooklyn Lake.
The day stayed clear with light breezes, just enough snow for a nice ski through
the sheltered potholes area.  Continued on up to Brooklyn Lake Campground via
some vintage Myron Allen route-finding, then back down Potholes, returning
to Green Rock at 3 p.m.  Encountered only one other skier during the day.  Contact
with Centennial Visitors Center at beginning and end of route, as well as a few
waypoints through-out the day.

Snow Pit Data:

Observers               Jerry Hamann and Myron Allen
Date and Time:          1:00 pm, 13 December 1998
Location:               Just above the entrance station, Brooklyn Lake Campground
                        NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec 10 T16N R79W
Elevation:              10,580 feet
Surface Roughness:      Smooth
Aspect:                 South/Southeast Facing, Open Area, 40ft Forest to North
Incline:                15 degrees
Sky:                    No Clouds, Bright Sun
Precipitation:          None
Wind:                   Light Breeze
Surface snow:           Damp but Loose powder
Depth:                  38 cm surface to ground
Foot penetration:       11 cm
Ski penetration:        11 cm
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H (cm) R        F               D (mm)  W       Shovel  Comment         H (cm)  T (C)
======================================================================================
                                                                          Air     +8
0                                                                           0     -1
      FIST      Small Grains     <1   Damp              Powder
11                                                                         10     -3
      PEN       Scintered Facets >3   Ice       Provides a running surface
21                                                                         20     -3
      4F        Facets           2-3  Dry                Depth Hoar
31                                                                         30     -3
      Knife     ICE              ---  Ice                Solid
38                                                                        Ground   0
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Remarks:  Shovel shear was attempted, with an obvious smooth, hard running surface provided
at the top of the icey scintered layer.  The new snowfall from the previous week appeared to
have some potential for softslab formation, and could readily run on this very hard surface.
At other points along the trip, found glades with nothing but "sugary" hoar, then some wind-
swept areas with noticeable windcrust forming on top and running with some encouragement.
Not much snowpack to speak of, but still a beautiful day for a ski.