Professional Observation - Werner Peak/Canyon Creek, Whitefish Range

Location Name: 
Professional Observation - Werner Peak/Canyon Creek, Whitefish Range
Region: 
Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 01/18/2016 - 13:02
Location Map: 

Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

We dug two pits, one on a south aspect and the other on an easterly aspect.  The south facing pit was dug at 6400 ft and we were able to get propagation with moderate force (ECTP 15 @ 45 cm down).   This failure was at the rain crust from a week ago. 

The other pit was dug at the same elevation and with test results of ECTP16 @ 30 cm down.  This failure occured below the rain crust on a layer of mixed facets and beat up buried surface hoar. 

We did see roller ball activity lower in elevation, but none in the higher up.

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm (No air motion)
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

It stayed warm all day in the lower elevation (below 5000 ft) but never seemed to get above the freezing mark above that. 

Activity: 
Snowmobiling
Precip Rate: 
S -1; very light snowfall, trace to 0.5cm/hour