Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center

Upper starting zones of Telescope. Very shallow, likely due to wind scouring. About 200 vertical feet lower, the slope appeared to have a deeper snowpack, and was wind loaded. Just 50ft away and over a ridge on a more NE aspect, the slope was 165cm deep.

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Nearby height of snowpack ranged from 100cm to 180cm. Note A: ECT performed in a second pit about 20m down slope.

At 630am, near waterline road (35.34617, -111.64394) at ~9400ft. 10cm (4") of 11% density snow was measured. Nearby the 10cm (4") soft storm slab had some minor cracking over a graupel layer.