Quick report
- Aspect
- East
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 3048 m
- Slope Angle
- 30°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The recent snow didn't seem to be enough overload weak layers lower in the snowpack. Instead the only observed activity was some skier triggered sluffing in steeper terrain. The wind seemed stronger than forecast but seemed primarily to be an issue right around ridge tops.</p> <p>This observation is one of the few without poor snowpack structure. It seemed generally not great but given that many slopes were tested without result, I didn't check the box.</p>
This location had a very strong series of melt freeze crusts just below the most recent snow. These were very strong and hard to cut through, perhaps bridging weaker snow below.
This snow pit was a bit different than in other locations traveled in the last couple days. In most locations the new low density snow was sitting on a density change above the old rime crusts. Given that many slopes were skied this weekend, those layers were not easily skier triggered.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Sluffing in steeper terrain seemed to be the story today. We saw one small soft slab from the most recent storm cycle.</p> <p>Stronger than expected winds today did create some relatively minor drifting of snow but this seemed confined to the ridge lines and didn't seem to be problematic.</p>
Recent storm provided excellent refresh for the riding conditions.