Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Rapid warming but with low consequences due to the shallow new snow. </p>
No profile, a consistent 4" above 8500' much less lower. I was able to skin from the car @8,200' this morning but had to do some walking on my return.
Photos below:
1. Ice feathers, most surfaces were covered in these or massive rime.
2. Parking lot, 4WD required with low range on the descent!
3. Terrain
4 End of season spragging....Much more pleasant than my 6,000' + run on breakable crust in the Sierras last week.
Low danger in areas of dry snow and moderate as it dampens. Crux of the day was low elevation mud ruts made by bigger trucks.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Always an issue this time of the year. I think the dense snow helped, I saw no activity when I exited at 2 pm.</p> <p>Moderate danger.</p>
4" of mostly graupel sitting on a solid spring base. Well bonded, no sluffing while skiing 40 degree plus slopes.
NW was still dry at 1 pm while due north was slightly affected by the sun. Damp below 8,500'