Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Many remote triggers from up to about 100 meters away starting at 8,800' & up. Any little roll would remote if gotten close to it. Mainly N-E Many of the upper NE-E facing shots from Ivory to Deep Pockets or Catchers Mitt had naturaled most likely last night during peak instability/precip. Some more recent naturals or remote triggers in the Ivory area. 9,900' NE Intermediate ridge, HS 100cm, 50cm slab above 3-4cm of FCsf ECTN8 (outlier/unreliable results? given what else I saw/experienced). Slab was not quite cohesive enough to translate the failure across the column, unfortunately didn't have time to perform another test. Regardless of test the signs were obvious, unstable snow.</p>
Margins need to be appropriate right now, not much room for mistakes/miscalculations where I was today. Route finding, terrain management and choosing to be on appropriate terrain and not on/under avalanche slopes is imperative. Exciting day to be in the mountains. Stay safe.
Pictures:
Deep Pockets? Chutes and ladders? from summer trail
Some impressive (small) remote triggers 2 pictures
Recent remote or natural above Montreal Hill
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Very touchy today, remote triggers from good distance. Remote triggers connecting across to other opposite side of gullies (NE across gully to NW facing side). Larger ones up to size 1.5-2 Interesting connectivity. Most seemed >8,800' N-E.</p> <p>Noticed some natural small dry loose in steep terrain. </p>
New snow was medium density, compared to last weeks storms. Skied and felt right-side up.