Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>A little over a meter of snow where I dug, 4 fingers hardness at surface tapering down to pencil about half way down the pack, then sudden transition to fist+ loose facets. CT26 Q1 at the ground, leaving a hard, intact block. Firm enough to support me walking for about 2 steps, then I fell through to the ground.</p>
Partially obscured vertical line on 9:05 photo shows hardness - depth of finger poking. Note aspect and elevation are just the way the camera was pointed, not the actual slope angle and aspect (29 deg, NW)
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Low probability today, horrific consequences</p>
Mostly soft under zipper crust, significant wind damage