Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
- Collapsing
- widespread
The strong winds and recent snowfall has obviously overloaded the weak snowpack. Transporting snow forming very sensitive wind slabs across lee slopes and at the top of isolated terrain features makes it very easy to trigger an avalanche that is capable of stepping down to weak layers. There were numerous, obvious signs of instabilities and feedback from the snowpack. Cracks shot long distances, upslope, and out of sight. Deep, widespread, shooting cracks and collapses. Cracks ran long illustrating the connectedness of the snowpack. This was observed in terrain less than 30 degrees.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- intense
- Recent Snowfall
- 4-8"
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Overcast skies, moderate winds with strong gusts. 4-8" of new snow available for transport.