Take another Lapgar

Another nice day to go skiing.

Toured up to the Apgar Crest to see what's changed up there since Sunday (11/29).
 

• We think that little to no new snow fell here on 11/30. (trace-1/2 inch)
• 5-6mm surface hoar formed last night on slopes that harbored dry snow previously. (not present on many south facing slopes or in other areas open to the sky that were previously wind effected). This surface hoar survived today (still observed at 3:00pm) due to cool air temps and absence of wind.
• Skiied NE, SE, and SW facing slopes today. NE facing gladed terrain was still holding 4-8" of dry snow from 11/25 storm. South faces offered mixed results again, but some of the stiffer surfaces were improving around 1:30pm due to intense solar input today.
• Dug a pit today about 100ft away from the snowpit reported on 11/29 to see how the pack has evolved over the past three days. Most noteworthy changes were subtle faceting that seems to be happening in the lower 70cm of the pack. Especially on the underside of a stout melt-freeze crust that is buried 27cm below the surface at this location.
• Also observed near surface-faceting in other E,NE,N locations. Most prevalent in areas with dry surface snow preserved from 11/25.
• Additionally, we observed the aftermath of numerous wet-loose avalanches late in the day that released on extreme southerlies in Glacier Park. We observed these from a great distance and many slides were difficult to photograph, but I have included one good photo of Heaven's peak with several avalanches on its SW face.