Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Experienced collapsing in low elevations meadows in Nobletts as well as upper elevation meadows of on the pass.</p>
Our observations today were limited to low and upper elevation terrain. Southerlies and northerly aspects. All areas we traveled we experienced collapsing and the presence of the November PWL. The ony differance was overall snowpack depth and depth of the PWL.
A noteworth 5 star day today! Calm winds and crystal clear skies made for a stellar field day for our first ever Motorized/Human Power AIARE 1 course. Snow lingered in the trees tipping us off that the winds have been realtively well behaved.
Big takeaways is the PWL is very much reactive as we saw in our pit and has all the ingredients for a large and dangerous avalanche.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Spent time observing the layered snowpack on a NE aspect at 9500' with our Inspired Summit Sled access AIARE 1 today. </p> <p>Found the November drought layer at 40-50cm from the ground with a pencil layer above. </p> <p> </p> <p>CTH(SP)@50cm</p> <p>PST 50/100END down 50cm</p> <p>Observed wind slab formation on Easterly lateral ridge from previous days moderate winds. </p>
Cold Precipitation particles, blower Utah powder.