Quick report
-"Why does it feel like I'm walking on eggshells whenever I'm with you?" -We went looking for any signs of recent wind slab formation on atypical slopes, but couldn't find any at mid and upper elevations. we didn't see any recent wind slab formation on north-facing ridgelines either. -Instead, we found a zipper crust on various aspects at mid-elevations that made for fun turns and some good laughs. -Obscured sky prevented us from looking onto the skook face or chutes for any recent avalanche activity. none observed on tour.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 25-30
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- n/a
- Recent Snowfall
- 2
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
-obscured sky for nearly all of the day with an occasional break where it was just overcast -Winds were light out of the S-SW no gusts -S-1 snow showers for several hours. minimal accumulation throughout the day -Temps warmed from 25F at start of the day to almost 30F by mid-afternoon as snow intensity picked up to S1 for a short period of time.
Snowpack
-HS 203cm at 6400', HS24 2cm -1 cm thin freezing rain/rime crust about 3 cm below the surface snow. -Found several interfaces within the snow that had fallen over the last week, however, none were reactive in instability tests. ECTX (x2) at 6400' on SE aspect. Unable to move a slab with some aggressive shovel shear tests. -No signs of recent wind loading on typical or atypical aspects. -Surface Hoar layer was buried at 110 to 115cm at our pit location and seemed to be consistent around the mid elevations we traveled this weekend. See photo for some crystals still standing, while others have been breaking down as they are buried deeper in the snowpack.