Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
LOTS of quick pits today measuring snow depths and looking for a slab on top of the November facets. Where there isn't a slab present, pit results were ECTN (no propagation) with poor-quality Q2/Q3 shears. However, where there is a slab (generally above 9k), full propagation ECTs with propagation between 10 and 20 taps down ~45 cms on top of the November facets. The only slab I was finding was from the strong wind event on Wed/Thur Nov 30/Dec 1.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Very poor snowpack structure in Mineral Fork with a thinner and faceted snowpack. With more snow and wind in the forecast, the PWL problem will only worsen.</p>
Wind was affecting the snow surface throughout the mid elevations.
HS (Height of Snow):
< 8k: 45-60 cms
8k - 9,500' 60-90 cms