Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Cracking, Collapsing, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3109 m
- Slope Angle
- 35°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Some new and recent avalanches noted. High temps and rapid warming were very apparent today.</p>
Recent (within 24hr) snowmobile triggered size 2 avalanche into terrain trap, probable remote trigger
Debris pile of above avalanche
Crown HS-AKru-R2-D2 150' wide by 250' run on NW at 10,150 from Saturday that failed on mid-pack facets (see above profile) another same event avalanche happened adjacent on slightly more WNW aspect. Another avalanche that started little ways below the top of the slope.
Same avalanche looking down the path
Same avalanche debris pile
Large 3-5mm depth hoar
"Scary" moderate, or high consequence tricky unpredictable moderate.
NOTE TO FORECASTERS pictures 4 and 5 are oriented sideways.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Developed mid pack facets continue to be observed. Poor snow pack structure and buried PWL are a problem that is not going anywhere anytime soon. Could maybe see some natural activity with the warm temps.</p> <p>Warm temperatures and sunny skies, probably going to see some wet action.</p>
Wide variety of snow conditions. Rime crust observed was only about 1-1.5mm thick and still very skiable. Some near crust facets observe on top of rime crust. SH observed in specific isolated locations >10,000' low angle protected North. MF crust was not so friendly. Plenty of wind affected snow out there from supportable HS wind board to unsupportable wind board and crust. Most of the solar's had a MF crust by 3pm exit.