Just enough snow at Squaw Ridge

Slightly cooler day than others recently. Winds much weaker than forecast. Snowpack observed was mostly 1-2ft deep of supportable crusts and facets. I could not identify any intact surface hoar buried under the surface crust. Pleasantly surprised to find enough snow to ride snowmobiles from Tragedy Springs to our turn-around above Devil's Hole, provided we stayed on the road. We passed several pockets of tempting snow, but we resisted and avoided sacrificing to the a-arm gods today.

Pic 1: Quite the contrast between the rideable snowpack along Squaw Ridge and the lack of snow in the background. 

Pic 2: If this looks cold, it was. Tasha was performing our second profile of the day two hours before sunset (at pindrop) and it was a good reminder that things are generally cold this time of year, even when there are a few hours of warm temps each day. 

Profile: Both profiles today were similar, with a supportable crust/facet combo for a snowpack. Although the 0-19cm layer might appear concerning in this profile, it was interrupted by rocks.