Snowpit on Phase 1, Near Snowmobile k1

Tue, 21/02/2023 - 1:49pm by Anonymous
Location Name: 
North facing terrain at phase 1 Gulmarg near snowmobile k1, Just right behind Sledge trek
Region: 
Gulmarg
Name: 
Shafat Ahmad
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Observation Date and Time or Estimated Date and Time of Avalanche: 
Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 - 6:15am
Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 
No

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Since we got some new snow after 10 days, But it was not that much (10-15cm). We started our day with some snow science with the Man, The myth the Legend  Adam West. 

We went to forest line near Snowmobile k1 Point just right side of the sledge trek. 

We dug several pits in groups. 
We had fresh snow of 10 to 15cm  which was decomposing and fragmented (10cm- with resistance of One Finger, wet Snow with Grain size of 0.5mm)

Just next to the layer Melt form from 11cm to 17cm we got (Hardness of Pen) Snow  grains which was Very wet -  one Yellow Flag cause grain size just changed from previous 0.5mm to 2mm.
17cm to 30cm (Melt Form) we got again PEN hardness,  Very Wet grains with size of 1mm

30cm to 54cm to 58cm ( Rounds ) we noticed similar grain size of 0.5mm and similar wet grains, While from 30cm to 54cm we have 1finger hardness and from 54cm to 58cm it was Pen+ Hardness - Also we got one more yellow flag because of its depth the slab from 30cm to 58cm is 28cm and is more than 20cm.

One another slab of snow from 58cm to 109cm (Rounds) where we again got one Yellow Flag because of snow depth which is 51cm (Snow grain Rounds - Size 0.5mm, Moisture 30cm to 58cm WET.  58cm to 109 Moistured)

(( There was no Rapid change of temperature in Snowpack))

The good thing we noticed is that Snowpack is largly Rounds. No facets found in entire snowpack from 0-120cm.

 

 

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack Details
Total Snow Depth: 
255cm
Terrain
Terrain: elevations: 
Near Treeline
Terrain: aspects: 
N
Weather Details
Elevation of Observation: 
9,819ft
Wind Direction: 
Southeast
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Sky Cover: 
Broken - Mostly Cloudy - more than 4/8 and less than 8/8
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing