Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
Dug several hand pits on NE facing 9000ft sheltered slopes. Fist to 4 finger hardness and currently right side up. Well preserved graupel approx 20cm down from Dec 21 storm. Today added another layer of graupel with yet again steady winds.
Photo #1: Obvious signs of wind scouring and loading
Photo #2 Graupel with frontal passage
Photo #3 Snow nerds will appreciate this creep
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Wind was honking out of the SW loading NE facing slopes along 9000-9500ft ridgelines, growing stronger as we exited around 330pm. </p>