Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Numerous red flags today. Upper Yellow Jacket had numerous natural sluff (see photos). </p> <p>There was significant cracking under the skies while breaking trail. These cracks did not propogate.</p>
Significant natural sluffs were observed. Ski cuts easily sluffed the new snow which ran long and fast on any slope steep enough to move on in the deep snow.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Exposed ridgelines had wind slabs formed from the strong NW winds. </p> <p>The new snow sluffed easily and the sluffs ran fast and long. </p> <p>I would expect continued natural activity through the night and into Sunday as more snow loads an already sensitive snow pack.</p> <p>With continued strong winds, I would expect the ridge lines and exposed upper elevations to have significant wind slabs on Sunday.</p>