Quick report
- Red Flags
- Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Only one collaspe today in a meadow with no existing tracks.</p>
Went to the Monitors this morning to take a look around. Trail conditions were manageable and easier then anticipated. Still broke trail through a fair amount of brush on the off aspects. The rain crust was very supportable through this location, and I would have a hard time thinking a riders weight could break into the old facted snow. I could see in some places the new snow was completely blown off, and down to the crust. I did dig a few hasty pits, and found the knife hard rain crust, that had frozen the facets below 3 to 5" thick. There were DRY facets under the crust and on the ground, that gave me some pause, but I believe it would take a extreme load to activate them in this one location. On all the steeper runs I was bottom feeding, and riding the crust, but the lower angle had perfect powder and density.
Snowpack
Snow continues to settle out from the last storm. Als the cold temps over the last few days continue to pull some of the moisture off the surface snow. Minor Surface hoar growth in some sheltered locations.