Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Heavy snowfall and strong winds from the SE 2 days ago and then from the SW switching to the W NW yesterday and NW last night and it felt like mostly North today</p>
I spotted an avalanche in the Abajo's from my house in town in Monticello this morning. I wasn't able to get a close look but I'm pretty sure it was just the new snow.
Snowpack
There was enough new snow from the last few days to find good turning at all elevations as long you stayed out of the wind exposed slopes and areas where the wind channels, even in the tight trees in spots the snow was scoured. There was about 6-10" of new cold snow on top of saturated wet snow that actually made for a good base for turning. Barely felt the crust down low.