Quick report
~6" of heavy new snow on the ramp around 1415. Underneath the new snow, the old snow was wet, 4F, and did not appear to have refrozen prior to the storm, even at the top of the ramp. No signs of widespread wind loading. No signs of instability observed
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- light
- Recent Snowfall
- 15
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
S1 snowfall with moderate wind out of the NE when leaving the parking lot. Snow tapered off to S-1 with light winds and broken skies by the time I was back at the parking lot at 1445.
Snowpack
A few hand shears on the ascent produced moderate results and no signs of widespread storm slab. Stomped on a few test slopes without result.