Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3078 m
- Slope Angle
- 30°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Nothing super alarming in the red flag department. I checked "rapid warming" just because the sun was out a good part of the day even though the temps were cold. </p>
My deepest pit to date at 165 cms (65"). Still feeling like the pack is making a turn towards better stability but there are still plenty of signs of persistent instabilities that make some slopes a roll of the dice. If we add more weight to the pack via a storm or wind these instabilities are sure to come to life.
Noted a few dribbles in the new snow on steep, east facing slopes, most likely due to the sun.
I'd call the danger moderate where I traveled today. Moderate to considerable danger tomorrow depending on where you're traveling.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Today, I was most concerned about the persistent weak layer just below the decomposing rime crust about 51 cms down (20"). In column tests this interface failed with medium effort (CT12-13). Also noted a slide that failed on this interface in steeper north facing terrain. More snow and wind may wake up this persistant weak layer. There are also a couple of other persistent weak layers deeper in the pack but they were not reactive in my tests. No results on ECT.</p>
Just a trace of new snow overnight. The wind moved some snow around yesterday and there was evidence even at lower elevations but it seemed to be terrain driven. Wind damage and wind slabs weren't widespread or pronouncd where I traveled.