Quick report
- Aspect
- South
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3018 m
55 CM total depth. Failed at 20cm. Facets below 20cm. Cracks shooting out from skis on skin track.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Persistent weak layer. Hard layer about 20cm down on SSE face at 9900'. Cracks and collapsing under our skin track. Right side of snowpit failed while cutting the upslope slice. </p> <p>New snow depth at altitude ranged from 8"-20" resting on a persistent weak layer.</p>