Start Time Thursday 8th January-----Maybe

The ski area will not be open tomorow, Wednesday but will shoot to reopen on Thursday the 8th. Today as it gradually warmed to around 4500' we where able to trigger surface slides and eventually natural activity around noon 30. Then Old Faithfull shut the hwy down around 1:30pm and we bailed. Ski Patrol Training over the next two to three weeks: (Testing Snow Stability Tests) 1) Pick a snow layer of choice and watch trends over time in the same location. 2) Pick two snow stability tests and conduct four times over the two week period. 3) Graph trends from your observations, forms avalible. Over this two to three week period we should come up with about 4-500 entries. I think we can all learn from this project and it may turn into a good ISSW presentation. Resources: SWAG, the Avalanche Handbook and 60 ski patrol. Hopefully there will be a snow pack left when we get back on Thursday. Corey, Patty you got anything to add? Later, Jon