Observation Date: 01/30/2021

Route/Location:
Sheep mountain from summer trailhead.

Weather:
Twenty Seven Degrees with Light snow and light wind out of the west

Wind:

New Snow: No New Snow

Avalanche Activity:
Performed Extended Column Test at 7500 feet on East-North East Aspect.

175 CM of snow, we had ECTN 24 at 160cm on a layer of buried facets. We were able to get the whole column to collapse on the rain crust at 130cm on the shovel shear test, but it required a heavy pull on the shovel

Other Comments:

Observer: Jason Harby