Schneedecke

Elk Mountain

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Quick report

Older avalanches (several days) were observed on surrounding slopes but no recent signs of wet loose from the recent warm weather we have had interestingly enough. Like stated earlier pockets of wind slab up to ~10cm thick were present. Generally stable conditions for the day. Obviously quite warm in the later afternoon and was able to ski the face in before worry of wet loose was a problem. There was some obvious pockets of wind slab on the skin up but these were easily avoidable.

Weather

Air Temp
32+
Cloud Cover
clear
Recent Snowfall
None
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Splitter day

Snowpack

No snowpack tests aside from hand and shovel shears throughout tour as well as a couple test slopes. All provided no red flags. Conditions on the surface were everything from a stout mf crust, corn, wind slab pockets, to even some (higher density) dry powder in shaded N aspects. Great riding conditions throughout for the most part.