Observation Date: 12/28/2019

Route/Location:
Yurt Ski, Southern Swan Range. Breakfast Bowl area.

Weather:
Clear with increasing clouds.

Wind:
No wind on Saturday. Some wind Saturday night. Some cornices are starting to become large already.

New Snow: No New Snow

Avalanche Activity:
Some old point release wet slide activity was observed below rocks on South Facing slopes.

Other Comments:
We dug a pit on an E facing slope at 7600′
100cm snow depth.
ECTP 26 on interface between last two big storms. Must be a very thin surface hoar layer in there. Can see signs of feathery crystals. Still no results on lower crust or facets below.

South, East, and West aspects all have sun crust. Thick on S faces

Observer: Brad Maddock