Manto nevoso

Observation: Monte Cristo

Kelly, Pagnucco, Meisenheimer, Weed, Davis, SugiharaOgden
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Foto dell’osservazione 1

Quick report

Aspect
East
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Elevation
2591 m

Today, we went to look at the site of a fatal avalanche accident that occurred on Tuesday February 4th, 2025. More details to follow. Final avalanche report HERE.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Photo of a wind-drifted snow avalanche on a steep face on the north side of the road (unknown trigger and time of avalanche)</p>

Primarily damp snow surface in the melt phase of a melt-freeze crust with hard (pencil plus) wind crusts and drifts across the road.  Limited soft snow conditions that were damp in protected meadows. 

Photo of rain affected snow on south facing slope at 7,500). Rain, warm temperatures and sun affected surface snow up to 8,800'.