Professional Observation - East Side of Ghoulie Point, southern Whitefish Range

Location Name: 
Professional Observation - East Side of Ghoulie Point, southern Whitefish Range
Region: 
Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 12/18/2016 - 13:00
Location Map: 

Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain Trap
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Dug a pit to the ground-150cm, on an east facing slope (80deg).  ECTN1 @ 125cm. The top 25cm of new snow failed on the first tap, but did not propogate.  ECTN12 @ 103cm on a thin ice crust.  ECTN30+ @85cm at the early December crust. Triggered multiple loose snow slides, or sluffs, while skiing.  Thin coverage below 6000ft-lots of alder and lightly buried small diameter trees. 

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light (Twigs in motion)
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

Moderate ridgetop winds, calm below the ridge. 

Activity: 
Skiing
Precip Rate: 
S -1; very light snowfall, trace to 0.5cm/hour
High Temp. (C): 
-12