Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
- Collapsing
- widespread
We stuck to mostly sheltered sloped and observed a rather talkative snowpack with collapsing across the compass rose. Enjoyed quality skiing in deep, but slightly heavy snow in sheltered terrain. Widespread collapsing in areas without much previous skier impact (Shamrock, Colombia Bowl, Edelweiss skiers right trees) . Varied in nature from localized to propagating 10+ meters.
Weather
- Air Temp
- high 20s
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
- Recent Snowfall
- 30
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
S1 in the morning decreasing throughout the day. Mostly calm, with the occasional light wind from the NW. Temps in the high 20s.
Snowpack
~25-30 cm of new snow on top of what has already fallen in this storm. Storm snow felt right side up, but felt heavy in certain locations. Storm snow remained largely unconsolidated, with skipen/trailbreaking up to hip deep in sheltered areas. In Colombia bowls (NE/E, 8000-8500'), new snow fell on top of an entirely faceted snowpack. New snow fell on a crust on Shamrock spur (SW, 8100-9000). Nothing really new here- the storm seems to be falling on a wide variety of weak layers, and I expect avalanches to start behaving like persistent slabs as the new snow settles and gains further slab structure.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- E
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 7500 ft
Multiple natural D1.5 soft slabs on steep E facing banks above Mail Cabin Creek.