Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2957 m
Beautiful day to escape the inversion and head up to upper Maybird. Temps were cold in the morning, warming to the low 20s, with clear skies and light wind out of the NE. The alpine looked like it had been pretty battered by winds, but skiing was still surprisingly good in sheltered areas and in the trees.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Digging on NE at 9700 with HS 121cm we found two layers of concern. From 70cm to the ground the snowpack consisted of 1-2mm facets that were 4F to 1F hard, and showed signs of rounding towards the ground. While this layer seems to have adjusted to the weight of the new snow, we still got propagation (ECTP30) at 70cm. The upper part of the snowpack showed signs of faceting, and tests showed easy fracturing at 100cm but no propagation.</p> <p> </p> <p>See video below for ECT and PST if interested. </p>