Analyze this snowpack

[FlyinGuitar08]

From Redoubt



Taken from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...t_redoubt.html

[f2f]

that, my friends, is the K/T boundary. oh, and a very big sharpie

[f2f]

or, if you want, here's a photochop hackjob:

[ill-advised strategy]

[f2f]

looks like youve got yourself a few ash layers

doesn't need to be ash, could be just dust + gravel a couple of feet off the highway (with intermittent snowfall)

ps: glad you dug that out. my photochop skills are grossly underappreciated

[Core Shot]

From Redoubt

Taken from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...t_redoubt.html

Wow. there are some really cool pics there.

I suppose the ash layer if just a dusting and not too thick might actually add stability (though I have no idea, and its just a guess).

If thick enough to separate the snow layers, it will clearly be a weak layer.

If a layer of ash sits on top and gets sun, I would think it would make an ice crust much faster than white snow would, so once buried it could be a slick bed surface.

I wonder how it affects the sintering process once buried?

Interesting snowpack for sure.

[nick > jesus]

wouldn't an ash layer act like any other dusk layer and be super reactive in warm temperatures, posing a great threat by creating wet slabs?