Quick report
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No recent avalanches observed, yet visibility of upper alpine terrain was not possible due to low cloud cover and precip. Stubborn to Isolated pockets of Wind Slab were Likely in the Upper elevation loaded terrain features. Encountered one very small pocket of collapsing and cracking, breaking down to the buried facet layer on avery steep rocky test slope. See photo. </p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The only avalanche problem observed was manageable Dry Loose and it was reactive on steep terrain. Graupel Runnels were observed in steep cliff areas, with a potential for Graupel Pooling. </p> <p>Obvious</p>
Isolated areas wind scour, but for the majority of the terrain traveled the initial 15cm coating of Graupel that fell overnight and into the early morning hours appeared to clean up and level out the pre-storm variable snow surfaces. New snow trended to be right side up and riding was excellent. This may the the last time for a while steep terrain may be ridden without concerns regarding the PWL. Did not ride any South facing terrain, but all other aspects were very soft, friendly and excellent.