Snowpack Profile	Eaglecrest Ski Patrol Avalanche Bulletin January 16, 2004
2/28/2005 Fish Creek wx station Download file wx data for 03/02/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 2/25/05 West Bowl Ridge Gate Download file Continue reading "2/25/05 West Bowl Ridge Gate" wx data for 02/25/2005 Posted by Sarah Carter on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 2/25/05 Above Old Nest Download file Continue reading "2/25/05 Above Old Nest" wx data for 02/25/2005 Posted by Sarah Carter on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 2/18/05 Powder Patch WX station Download file wx data for 02/22/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 2/13/05 Powder Patch wx station Download file wx data for 02/14/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM Incoming Solar Over the weekend I added a new sensor to the tower array, at the Fish Creek study site. The sensor, a Licor LI200X measures incoming solar radiation. This can be see in the Incoming Solar graph. wx data for 02/14/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM Snowpit info Anyone curious as to the snowpit stratigraphy symbols we use, stability tests we perform, or acronyms (ie: SWE) we use in the snowpit data, is encouraged to visit the American Avalanche Association (AAA) and/ or the Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) web sites and read their observational and recording guidelines for weather, snow and avalanches. These sites are: AAA: http://www.avalanche.org/~research/guidelines/ CAA: http://www.avalanche.ca Also, the program we compile our snow pit stratigraphy on (SnowPro+) is available in demo form for free at: SnowPro+: http://www.gasman.com/ If you have a problem seeing these snowpits you might not have Adobe Reader, this can be downloaded for free at: Adobe Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html wx data for 02/08/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 2/6/2005 Powder Patch WX site Download file wx data for 02/07/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 1/29/05 Powder Patch WX Station Download file wx data for 01/29/2005 Posted by Dominic Shallies on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM 1/19/05 Eaglecrest Powder Patch Download file wx data for 01/20/2005 Posted by Peter Carter on November 15, 2005 at 12:54 PM	Please note that these bulletins apply ONLY to the snowpack within the Eaglecres t Ski Area boundary at the time the bulletin was written. Snowpack conditions wi ll vary considerably with location and with time. You should always dig your own snowpits and make your own snowpack analysis before assessing any avalanche dan ger. Snow Stability Rating System Avalanche Danger Descriptors
01/20_Fish_Cree k_Knob_UAS_Study_Plot 01/18_Eaglecrest_ Top_WX_Study_Plot 01/15_Eaglecrest_Top_WX _Plot 01/15_Eaglecr est_Goat_Trail_C_shot_0.5 01/13_Fish_Cree k_Knob_UAS_Study_Plot 01/13_Eaglecrest_Top _Study_Plot 01/11_Eaglec rest_Pittman_Ridge_Big_Shot 01/09_Eaglecrest_Nest 01/04_Eaglecrest_East_ Bowl_C2	01/18/2004 01/17/2004 01/16/2004 01/15/2004 01/12/2004 01/10/2004 01/09/2004 01/05/2004

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