How to Use Coffee to Test Snowpack Stability

The American Alpine Institute show's their rad technique for identifying weak layers in a snowpack using coffee - they call it "coffeepooling." This technique is  demonstrated by Utah Avalanche Center's Drew Hardesty. 

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Always remember that even if a slope looks safe there is still a possibility it could slide. 

Maya Hunger
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Journalist by training, dirtbag by bank account, environmentalist by passion, sea kayak guide & road bike guide in the summer, skier at heart.
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