Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Winds were screaming at all elevations, transporting a respectable amount of snow onto leeward slopes, especially in mid and upper elevation terrain.</p>
My phone died before I had the chance to grab any pictures or capture video :(
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Feels like we are at a tipping point with all the recent snow, but especially water weight. In the past seven days snow depths in upper elevation terrain (Chalk Creek/Trial Lake) have nearly doubled and water totals are quite substantial. Chalk Creek at 3.2" and Trial Lake getting firehosed with 5.0" SWE... a colossal amount of water weight!</p> <p>A snapshot of Windy Peak weather station showing relentless south and southwest winds. This was the timeline from when I issued my morning forecast at 04:00 ish through my time out on the snow. It was rugged at upper elevations.</p>
Out of the wind, soft,creamy snow is found