Professional Observation
Basic Information
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 22, 2021Submitted:
January 22, 2021Observer:
TAC - Andy BondZone or Region:
Taos AreaLocation:
Backside of KachinaSigns of Unstable Snow
Recent Avalanches?
None ObservedCracking?
None ExperiencedCollapsing?
IsolatedAdvanced Information
Weather Summary
Cloud Cover:
Partly CloudyTemperature:
14 - 25Wind:
Light , WMostly sunny in the morning with clouds rolling in mid-day. Light winds with no new snow transporting.
Snowpack Observations
Went to play around in a snowpit for the day, we did get this slope to collapse. A variable hard slab that formed prior to this last storm sits just below the new snow from Tuesday which was only 6" where we were near treeline on a NE aspect. Very fragile buried near-surface facets lie just below this hard slab that varies in thickness from 15 - 5 cm.