Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Isolated minor cracking on a small wind-drifted feature near treeline.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 15
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
The storm intensified around 1130am after a brief lull this morning. Light winds below treeline increased to moderate near treeline. S2 precipitation rates NTL and BTL by 12pm.
Snowpack
About 4" of new, high-density snow below treeline with 5"-6" near treeline. Greater amounts (10"+) existed in wind-drifted areas. The only sign of instability observed was isolated minor cracking on a small wind-drifted feature at 12,000'. Poor visibility limited observations into Red Lady Bowl.