[MCR] Howsons

Subject: [MCR] Howsons
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:26:59 -0800
On the SW facing glades of Tom George Mountain, we found old but active surface hoar 105 cm down with an HS of 200 cm. It produced a hard but sudden planar shear. The load on the snowpack is increasing these days with mild temps, wind and snow. I have not seen any activity on this layer, but it's worth looking for.

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