snow pit
Snowpack analysis hole
A snow pit is a vertical hole dug into a snowpack to examine its layered structure.
Backcountry skiers, avalanche forecasters, and researchers dig snow pits to assess stability and avalanche risk by studying how different layers of snow have bonded: We dug a snow pit and found a weak layer about two feet down.
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- snowpackAccumulated mountain winter layers
- depthDistance below surface
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
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