Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No obvious signs of instability. In fact we found apparently stable snow conditions, with the exception of large cornices that were sensitive to tickling...</p>
Here is a short video observation.....
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Ridge-top cornices were greatly enlarged by drifting this week, and many have naturally fallen or calved in the past couple days. They are likely to still be sensitive to your weight this weekend, and might break further back than you expect...</p> <p>Wind slab avalanches are possible in steep drifted terrain, primarily at upper elevations.</p>
About 6 new inches of cold smoke on a foot or so of this week's powder capping solid M/F from last week's warmth. very nice powder riding conditions.