Quick report
No obvious signs of instability, but most of the wind-loaded slopes had cracked previously. The snow did not get wet enough for wet loose issues. We skied up to around 30* slopes in sheltered areas. Snowmobilers were dabbling in wind-loaded terrain, with no issues, in the Headwaters of Croy and Rock Ck and in Camp Ck. Extensive previous cracking in wind slabs and features near ridgelines, E aspects, on 2/25 mostly but also on a deeper faceted layer in a couple places. Many had shattered (spiderweb of cracks).
Weather
- Air Temp
- Near 30 @5800', 20s above that
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Light N winds above 6500' on ridgeline, calm below that. Skies were CLR at 13:30, OVC thin clouds by 15:30.
Snowpack
5800-7100' - S-SW-SE-E while climbing, skiing N-NE-E: The top 5-15cm was moist/damp on S-SW, but not enough for wet loose problems. Everything >25* in slope angle and south of 90* east aspect has a crust. SE was staying frozen this afternoon. Nice FC under the thinner crusts on the margins (E-ESE). Wind slabs, sastrugi, and wind features on/near ridgelines on ESE-E-NE were losing strength and faceting. Small 0.3-0.5 SH shards in some sheltered locations, getting cooked on solars.