24 Jan 98, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Snowy Range.  Participated in the nordic
ski and toboggan test.  Four candidates (Dan Fitzgerald, Ron Frost, Tim
Gilbert, and Jason Gross) passed the test.  The test took place in
Skinny Dip Meadow (at the confluence of north and south forks of Sally
Creek).

                       SNOWPIT DATA

Observer:               Myron Allen
Date and Time:          9:00 am, 24 January 1998
Location:               N. bank Nash Fork at Green Rock
Elevation:              9800 feet
Surface Roughness:      Smooth
Aspect:                 South facing, shady
Incline:                5 degrees
Sky:                    Partly cloudy
Precipitation:          Light snow
Wind:                   Moderate, SW
Surface snow:           loose, dry powder
Foot penetration:       21 cm

===============================================================================
H (cm)  R        F         D (mm)  W   Shovel    Comment          H (cm)  T (C)
===============================================================================
                                                                  Air     - 5
 0                                                                  0     - 5
       FIST    Needles   < 0.5    dry           new snow           10      -9
15
       4F      Rounded   < 0.5    dry           very coherent      20      -9
                                                                   30      -9
                                                                   40      -9
50                                                                 50      -7
       2F      Rounded   < 0.5    dry                              60      -6
65
       1F      Rounded   < 0.5    dry           very coherent      70      -6
                                                                   80      -5
                                                                   90      -5
147 ----------------------------------- Easy -- old surface -------------------
       FIST    Faceted   > 1.0    dry           depth hoar
165    Ground
===============================================================================

Remarks:  Significant snows had fallen during the past two weeks, accounting
for almost a meter of new snow on top of the snowpack recorded on 11 January.
Snowpack in the backcountry seemed much stabler, but sudden settling still
occurred several times during the day.

25 Jan 98, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Snowy Range Ski Area. Volunteered a duty day
with the Snowy Range Ski Patrol. Carried a Forest Service radio.  Skiing was
excellent, on about 6 inches of new powder.