Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
Traveled to 9300' on west facing aspect in the Teton Range. HS at 9300' was 5 feet. Snowpack consisted of ~6 inches of new rimed snow, on top of harder layers of snow from previous storms. Surface hoar was well preserved 28 inches down, but non-reactive to snowpit tests. ECT tests noted a nonpropagating instability in the new snow layer at ECTN2 12 inches down, and an ECTP29 30 inches down in a facet layer below the surface hoar. Two avalanches were noted today on NNE facing slopes at ~9000'. One occurred prior to last night's storm, and other occured sometime during the day today. Cracking was also observed on N-E aspects. These cracks were extending up to 100' and were only noticed on terrain above 20 degrees. No collapsing was observed. Cracking was observed extending 50 - 100 feet wide in multiple locations on N - NE terrain. Observed two avalanches, one occurred before the latest storm. The other happened sometime after last night's snowfall.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
The sky started out obscured around 11:00 am. As the day progressed, clouds started to lift and give way to better visibility. By 2:00 pm the cloud layer was at ~9500'. Sun presented itself in intermittent gaps through the afternoon. Light SW winds gusting to moderate and upper elevations (>9000'). Below 8500' winds were calm.
Avalanche
- Size
- D3 R2
- Type
- HS
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- NE
- Elevation
- 9180 ft
Two avalanches were observed on N - NE facing terrain off Spring Creek Trail at ~9100'. While they occurred during different periods, they had similar qualities. Both avalanches appeared to pull deep into the snowpack, with the second more recent avalanche looking to have broken near the ground (see photo with rocks present in bed surface).