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Location Name: Hwy 2 Observation date: Friday, March 5, 2021 - 19:45	Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes

Observation made by: Public

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Drove down hwy.2 this afternoon to look for big avalanches, walk around at Maria's pass and enjoy the sun shine.

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Region:

Glacier National Park - Southern Lewis Range

Snowpack Details

Snowpack and Weather Details:

Terrain

Elevation of observation:

3500-5000 ft

5000-6500 ft

Above 6500 ft

Aspect(s) of observation:

Red Flags:

Avalanches from the past 2 days

Collapsing / whumpfing noises

Rapid or prolonged warming

Rollerballs / pinwheels

Persistent Weak Layers:

Facets or Faceted Crust

More comments about the snowpack and weather:

Conducted a CT at around 6000 south aspect. CT5 15cm down on freeze crust. CT23 on the facets above the 1/13 crust, which is buried around 75 cm down

Wind Speed:

Light (Twigs in motion)

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

Sky Cover:

Mostly Clear (FEW)

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