Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2865 m
- Slope Angle
- 20°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Loading patterns are backwards and warrant careful assessment of S through W slopes, crossloaded gullies, etc.</p> <p>thin eroded rocky areas are going to need watching, especially if we go high and dry on weather for long period</p>
overall pack is increasing in depth and strength in sheltered areas but hazard is considerable in recent wind loaded, cross loaded sloped SW through W facing
Winds eroding usual E facing starting zones at summit ridges
A look at snowpack in sheltered area
ECT shows strong pack in sheltered areas
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>S through W slopes are being loaded, backwards from typical patterns, hard slab conditions exist. </p> <p>we could be getting a reset on weak faceted snow in thin rocky areas that had been buried and picking up stability due to strong erosion from E winds. When usual pattern resumes, and it will, first storm may build persistent slabs with weak snow beneath. Thought we were out of the woods of this for the current season, but . . . </p>
Ridgetops loading upslope from usual E facing starting zones, eroded to rocks in many places along Wedding Ring Ridge, thin rock areas exposed now and will facet with cold temps, when usual storm patterns return, setup for persistant slabs could be re-establised, time will tell.
In sheltered areas snowpack depth continues to increase with overall strengthening, good news for a lot of NW through NE slopes off ridges,