Buried Surface Hoar in Beehive

Two surface hoar layers are visible in this snowpit buried about 2 ft deep. The upper one in this photo produced a human triggered avalanche on Thursday, Jan 6. Photo: GNFAC

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Northern Madison, 2011-01-07

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