Lionhead weather station maintenance
Date
Activity
Snowmobiling
Rode from Targhee Pass to the weather station on Lionhead Ridge to do some maintenance. Didn't have time for formal snowpack observations, but did get a look at how things are developing.
Snow depth was around 2 ft (in line with Madison Plateau SNOTEL reading), with some thicker drifts and slightly thinner on sunny slopes. Snowpack mostly consisted of snowfall from the past two weeks and didn’t seem to have faceted too much yet. Did find 6" of facets at the ground on one shady slope. Still lots of rocks and bushes showing, but the snowpack was mostly supportable to a snowmobile on the flats.
No avalanches or signs of instability observed.
Region
Lionhead Range
Location (from list)
Lionhead Ridge
Observer Name
Ian Hoyer