Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Wind, wind, wind. From all directions loading all aspects with what little snow is left to move around. Still finding weak surface snow in sheltered terrain. </p>
Overall, the snow conditions are pretty lousy for skiing. Snowmobiling was ok - supportable but bumpy. There are areas of soft snow, but you have to hunt for them. Thick wind crusts, both supportable and unsupportable, cover most terrain. We found a right-side up snowpack 160 cm deep (profile below - ECTX) mid-slope on a very sheltered N-facing slope.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>One report of snowboarder-triggered small wind slab avalanche today, Caught and carried but no injuries or burial. Good reminder that the wind is in charge and any loaded steep slope is suspect. </p>
The winds have wreaked havoc on all aspects and elevations. The snow is very supportable, but you can feel all the old tracks on both sled and skis. With flat light most of the day, it was hard to tell what was what. One turn soft, next turn thick breakable crust. We found soft snow in VERY sheltered terrain on low-angle slopes facing north at upper and mid elevations.