Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No obvious signs of instability</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I found a few shallower often scoured areas near the ridge-line where I could easily poke my pole into weak faceted snow and the ground, but this is not a widespread situation. In most areas, the weak faceted snow from earlier in the season is pretty deeply buried and now apparently well bridged by stronger snow. There are probably some exceptions though, and the persistent weakness was reactivated by the large new water load from this weekend's storm in some areas.</p> <p>These were well bonded and fairly stable where I was in the eastern Bear River Range. It's common for rapid healing of this type of new snow instability this time of year.</p>
Nice deep new snow, but not exactly powder, more like well whipped mashed potatoes. It was easy to trigger pin wheels and roller balls.