Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
- Collapsing
- widespread
The primary factor that kept hazard low where we traveled was the shallow snowpack, as there were many stumps, downed trees, bushes and boulders acting as anchors. Every hasty hand pit yielded sudden results, some collapsed on isolation. Failed on weak snow sitting on crust that rests 2-4" above the ground. On steeper features (30-32 degree slopes in dense forest) the snow was cracking, collapsing, and starting to slide with every step while setting a skin track.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 5
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Wind Loading
- light
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Clear in the morning with high thin sparse clouds in the afternoon. Sun had no noticable effect on snowpack with single digit air temps.
Snowpack
Snow pack ranged from 85cm in large open clearings to 45cm in dense trees and on scoured ridgelines. Snow pack structure was consistent across all aspects and snow depths.