Surface hoar stripe underneath the slab, Beehive

We then dug on a east-facing slope to the north of the Beehive/Bear cornices and found 105 cm of snow and a 1 foot deep slab that broke in our test as an ECTP3. Low test scores, recent avalanche activity and cracking and collapsing was evidence of the snowpack's instability. Photo: GNFAC

 

Location
Beehive Basin
Snow Observation Source
Northern Madison, 2024-01-10