Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2286 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>New snow/old snow interface was not bonded extremely well together. approximately 50 cm down there was a significant melt/freeze layer that was 2 cm thick. Performed 2 Compression tests and 1 ECT. Both Compression tests yielded a CT 10 Q1 at 70 CM down on a old facet layer that was set on top of a firm pencil layer above the buried depth hoar.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Wind slab was very prevalent above 8,000 ft. Steep slopes on N-NE-E aspects were suspect to say the least. </p> <p>After 2 compression tests with results of CT10 Q1 at a buried facet layer just above depth hoar. The new storm snow could over load the current snowpack and step down into the buried week layers. New/old snow interface was not extremely well bonded and this could step down into deeper layers as well. </p>
Snow above 8,000 ft was very much blown into a firm wind slab. Skiing above 8,000 ft was okay, however around 7,500 wind slab was almost non existent and skiing became extremely fun (a couple of face shots on steeper treed areas).