Quick report
There's a significant amount of transport, particularly on the N/NE aspects. New snow triggering wind slabs was the largest issue. Wind loading observed on N aspects of ridges. No collapsing but a lot of slough.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 0
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 20
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Fluctuating
Snowpack
Test pit dug 2/15 @ 14:00 on a NNW aspect, 22° slope, E of the lake. HS 150cm, surface temp 0° C, air temp 0° C. Top 20cm (F) were seemingly from 2/14 and overnight. Interior temps were consistently -2° C and hand hardness increased gradually until 60cm, where a 1cm P layer was found (-4° C here). Below that, 1F and -2° C again. CTE4 Q2 @ 20 cm; SD CTM13 Q2 @ 35 cm ECTN7 Q2 @ 20 cm; SD ECTP14 Q2 @ 35 cm; no further failures to 30 taps
Avalanche
Numerous recent avalanche paths were observed on Lookout, Pete's, and the ridgelines above Aneroid Lake on NW to E aspects.