Quick report
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Poor snowpack structure confined to extremely weak surface snow on mid and upper elevation shady (NNE, N and NNW aspects) with slope angles > 25 degrees. Faceted snow up to 4 inches deep exist in these isolated zones. </p> <p>Widespread cracking observed on the root side of many of the large overhanging cornices. </p>
Minimal/manageable surface Loose Dry avalanching/sluffing in the very steep northerly facing.
Immature corn on mid to upper elevation southerly facing terrain that requires good timing. Off aspects still not cooked down enough to allow for consistent supportable carving and turning.
Loose wet issues appeared to have played themselves out, and good overnight re-freezes continue to strengthen the pack overall.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Long running cracks were observed on the ridgelines adjacent to many of the large cornices. </p> <p>Any new snow and or wind loading laid down on any of the lingering surface facets in the steep sheltered northerly facing terrain will present issues of poor bonding and possible sensitive/reactive slab potential. </p>