Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3444 m
- Slope Angle
- 15°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The new snow has put a load on top of our previous snowpack that did begin to weaken and facet prior to this storm. I noted small avalanches large enough to burry someone on the steep northerlies of Tuk above Lower Cirque. I did feel some collapsing up high above treeline on north facing terrain where the new snow is slightly more firm from the wind. My greatest concern is on north facing terrain where there is a weak layer lurking beneath. Overall the danger is low but certainly heightened in select areas of North facing terrain. </p>
Snow pit on NE facing terrain right around treeline just below a ridge line where SW winds were depositing snow. ECTP 16 at the weak faceted layer that lies under our 9-12” of new snow. I’m avoiding avalanche terrain in the northern half personally
Snow pit on SW facing terrain in the funnel. Weak layer present here as well underneath a 2cm M/F crust. I skied terrain less than 30 degrees on SW facing terrain as the snowpack is still quite thin.
Presence of wind drifts and wind slabs in the high alpine from the storm event.
Views of the range and some quality turns for December 1st standards
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>A weak layer of faceted snow lies beneath the new 9-12” that came Sunday. On NE facing terrain I was able to produce full propagation in my extended column test on this faceted layer and on SW facing terrain there is a weak layer that lies beneath a very thin melt/freeze crust. </p>
9-12” of right side up snow fell in the Mountains Sunday and Sunday night that was accompanied by winds out of the SW and NW. There was 6-7” in the parking lot and more as you went up in elevation. The snow pack is thin and skiing/riding is limited to grassy meadows. Areas in the trees, in deadfall, and in rock/scree isn’t quite ready to go yet. However, I was able to find good turning in grassy areas in the upper portions of The Funnel.