Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Still plenty of collapsing today, even on previous skin track. Poor structure persists. Another quick ECT similar location as yesterday. 9,700' NE Intermediate ridge, HS 95cm, 40cm slab sitting on the 2-3cm of FCsf, ECTN2. Watched a 3 pack skin up Hansen's and above together, then trigger SS-AS-D1.5 right were you'd expect on the roll 10,000 NE. Looked to be ~60' wide ran 100-200'. Maybe better report from party involved.</p>
No major change in stability. My big takeaway was watching some of the decision making going on in the drainage. Skining uphill close together in PWL terrain when things are this connected with overhead hazard are not safe travel techniques. Yesterday had plenty of remote triggers from quite a distance, being underneath large connected P. Slab's is dangerous right now. P Slab avalanches are unmanageable problems, especially when the bed surface is the rocky ground. Skiing alone in P. Slab terrain is not wise. Following skin tracks blindly is not a great idea, make decisions for yourself. Concerned that tracks attract other skiers...
Sorry for poor lighting in picture.
Picture one and two, inside the circle is 3 close proximity skiners.
Picture three is avalanche on hansen roll with skier off to the lookers right in circle
Picture four has avalanche in circle
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>It persists, slightly less touchy today thean yesterday. No major change.</p> <p>Came across some wind slab below the Ivory's, saw blowing snow, slabs were building and stiffening as I left, still SS.</p>
Picked up about 2" yesterday. Storm overall around 9,500' seemed to be about 12-16"