Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
Went out for a quick afternoon tour up Mineral Fork. The trailhead was in the upper 40s and even at the ridgeline at 9200' it was above freezing. There was no wind even at upper elevations and I did not see any evidence of wind transport. It looks like things have calmed down in the mountains people wise and avalanche wise. Only thing of note is that there are a couple glide cracks in Broads Fork on Bonkers, Diving Board, and possibly Blue Ice. Most were probably around 100' wide.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>As last weeks storm has moved on, we are back to spring skiing. The new snow seemed to be bonded well and I only saw rollerballs on isolated features in high angle terrain. Even at the ridgeline under scattered clouds, it was well above freezing and the snow was dense and wet. I would expect this to consolidate further in the next few days. Overall the wet snow was not a huge concern but one to be thinking about if riding steep terrain. </p>