Quick report
We went to the Swan Lake area to welcome in the storm:
- No obvious signs of instability
- ~3 inches of new snow fell during our tour
- We found only a couple pockets of wind-drifted snow that were wiling to produce cracks
- These small slabs were still reluctant to slide downhill on a ~35* slope
- New and wind-drifted snow sat atop Thursday's sun crust on aspects S through W
- Our northwest descent held roughly 1 foot of well-preserved powder
- Sluffs ran easily and traveled 200 vertical feet
We felt comfortable skiing extended steep slopes.
Just short, thin cracks in two small pockets.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 3 inches
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Wind shifted from easterly to southwesterly just after 1200 hrs. We saw less blowing snow after this shift. Snowfall fluctuated with S1-S2 at 1400 hrs.
Snowpack
No pits today.
Avalanche
Intentional loose-dry dry during our descent.