Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Cracking
Rolled the dice and decided to check out Butler Fork today. It is still very scrappy up there throughout most of the drainage, with substantial deadfall and exposed brush just about everywhere. Butler Basin looks like it's filling in quite nicely, but it's lower reaches remain guarded by the aforementioned hazards.
While it was difficult to manage any meaningful downhill riding today, it did make for a scenic early season jaunt in the hills.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Winds from the south were consistent and gusty at times, transporting new snow and creating a noticeable 5-10cm wind slab in less sheltered terrain. I observed cracking under my skis, but no shooting cracks nor collapsing. </p> <p>25-30cm of snow at the trailhead and roughly 40cm higher in the drainage on sheltered N facing slopes. Early season conditions exist. </p> <p>Also observed an abundance of graupel pooling into drainage bottoms.</p>