Buried Surface Hoar at Lionhead

Buried Surface Hoar at Lionhead

Two layers of surface hoar (up to 2 cm flakes) are in the upper few inches of the snowpack around Lionhead.  The rest of the snowpack is fist to 4-finger hardness faceted grains which are not strong. The avalanche danger will rise with more snow on these layers.  Photo: GNFAC

Advisory Year
11-12

Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Fri Dec 23, 2011GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Wed Dec 28, 2011
Southern Madison, 2011-12-22
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