Cooke City/ Sheep Creek, Rime crust formed today
Date
Activity
Skiing
We ski toured in Sheep Creek today, north of Cooke City. Of note, a thin (4mm) rime crust was forming due to the high humidity/ quasi rain. Remarkably the rime crust skied very well.
No avalanche activity observed (low vis). No collapsing nor cracking experienced. Light winds and mild temps.
Snowpit attached from a 9000', due south aspect, 32 deg slope. HS 70, ECTP24 at 26.
Another snowpit 50' away, with the same elevation and aspect, and 33 deg steep, had a similar structure, but resulted in an ECTN28 on the same layer.
Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
Sheep Creek
Observer Name
B. Fredlund