Weather
• No precipitation • -14.6 °C • from W → • 90% clouds • Overskyet, svak vind, kaldt. Det kom litt nysnø ila dagen.
Snow Cover
• No snowdrift • Some loose snow (1-10cm) • Dry • Lite snø i Longyeardalen. Snøoverflaten er hardt og vindpåvirket med sastrugi.
Tests
• ECTN17@21cm(Q2) • Medium • Går til brudd i kantkornlag i underkant av fokksnøen. Ingen forplantning.
Snow Profile
• SE • 1 test connected to snow profile • Persistent weak layer: thin layer, below slab, near surface • 14 temperature points observed
Avalanche Problems
• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes