Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
On N-NW aspects, instability tests reflected Low-Mod structure, Low-Mod strength, Mod propagation propensity in this specific pit. Active wind loading/transport. Moderate NW-W-SW 15-20 mph gusts consistent along the west ridge of Agassiz below false summit.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 22 F
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Rain Elevation
- 6,500'
- Recent Snowfall
- 18 cm
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Overcast and ridgelines obscured Moderate W winds on ridgelines shifting to sporadic SW and NW 22 S1 Active Riming
Snowpack
F hard snow surface, slightly stiffened in protected areas. Exposed ridgelines were actively being scoured. Cracking was present during test slopes and above skin tracks, but tension prevented any shearing/movement in my observation. HS ranged from 20-150 cm on open, exposed west ridgeline