Lower Sun Bowl

Quick report

We observed active wind transport and significant wind scouring above and near treeline. Sublimation was noted off ridge top features. In lee slopes we traversed, there were no significant signs of instability. None observed

Weather

Air Temp

28

Cloud Cover

broken

Wind Loading

moderate

Snow Avail For Transport

moderate amounts

The day started sunny with increasing cloud coverage. It ended completely cloudy with a freezing fog.

Snowpack

At 8200', we dug a pit on a SE aspect to assess the recent storm snow. We observed a several centimeter thick wind slab (1F) on top of recently deposited storm snow (F -> 4F), which rested on top several prominent crusts starting 80 cm down. In the areas we traveled and in our test pit, no reactive wind slabs were found.