Medicine Bow Nordic Ski Patrol
Patrol Log: Sunday, November 17, 2002:  B. Howell
On Nov. 17, 2002 at 4:00 PM I dug a snow pit at NAD 13T 0397549 4576870,
roughly 30 ft west of the Dec. 7 one, at the west end of the same clearing.
Slope 15-20 deg. facing 134 deg. (SE).  Air temperature -5C.  Cloudy  Snow 
depth 36 cm.

  #  Height Temp   Layer comments Hardness   Snow grain structure
      (cm)   (C)
---- 36---------------------------------------------------------------
  5   30     -3.5   fresh powder   fist        0.7 mm fresh crystals
---- 29---------------------------------------------------------------
  4                 packed powder  3 finger    0.7 mm slightly rounded
---- 20---- -2.5 -----------------------------------------------------
  3                 packed powder  2 finger    0.7 mm slightly rounded
---- 11---------------------------------------------------------------
  2   10     -1                    4 finger    2   mm depth hoar
----  3---------------------------------------------------------------
  1    0     +0.5   icy            2 finger    3   mm faceted but more cemented
       0



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