Aspen Mtn Powder Tours

Snow pack slowing maturing but still in its pubescent stage

Overall snowpack is maturing but still in a "pubescent" stage. (The snowpack is showing a trending consolidation but still has some tender mid pack layers and weak basal facets remain over an early season ground ice layer.)

Observers: Greg McFadden, Steve Schreiber. CAIC reports High Danger rating at all elevations. Weather was quite blustery in the early morning making observations difficult until midday. Significant wind slab is forming in exposed terrain.

Gusting to 20 mph; winds variable from E to W. Observers: Steve Schreiber, Greg McFadden. Stability trending Fair to Poor.

Slope adjacent to PT terrain. Open terrain sheltered by forest. DK, SS observers. Stability FAIR trending GOOD.