Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
- Collapsing
- widespread
Lots of new snow out there. Was not as touchy as expected but experienced widespread collapsing while skiing. Conditions not as touchy as expected. Minimal signs of instability were observed on the ascent. Kept our slope angles in check and skied three laps - had widespread collapsing on our descents with isolated shooting cracks.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Light flurries all day. No significant accumulations
Snowpack
Isolated a few blocks down to the new/old snow interface in hand pits. Showed signs of slab formation and dropped with energy when pulled on.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2
- Aspect
- SE
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 9500 ft
D2 natural observed from the NE shoulder of Mavericks.